If you go: The Azores
January 2, 2016 at 8:00PM
Where to stay
Graciosa Hotel: Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Graciosa; 011-351-295-730-500. A minimalist pastiche with close views of the sea. From $90.
Casas Acorianas: 011-351-912-704-039; casasacorianas.com. A rural tourism website listing a wide range of rental accommodations throughout the Azores.
Where to eat
Garrouchada: Vila do Porto, Santa Maria; 011-351-296-883-038. Noted for its fish and seafood served on a terra-cotta tile ($13).
Quinta das Grotas: Santa Cruz, Graciosa; 011-351-295-712-334. Petite restaurant housed in a converted traditional house, well-loved by locals. Try the local cheese with honey ($3) and the grilled neru fish ($16).
What to do
Sulfur Cave (Furna do Enxofre): Caldeira da Graciosa; 011-351-295-714-009. $4.
Termas do Carapacho (thermal spa): Carapacho, Graciosa; 011-351-295-714-212. $1.
Dalberto Pombo Environmental Interpretation Center: Vila do Porto, Santa Maria; 011-351-296-206-790. parquesnaturais.azores.gov.pt. $3.
Information
visitazores.com/en.
about the writer
Five generations have vacationed at Ely’s charming, rustic Camp Van Vac. As the end of a family legacy approached, guests anxiously awaited its fate.
