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When it comes to European summer trips, tourists always seem to be attracted General well -known places such as Paris, London and Rome: they are at home to iconic orientation points, have large transatlantic connections and for the most part, Provide useful onions.
If you have one Journey However, the reader is a good chance that it is the lesser -known places that most have to discover that arouses you interest. And full of that like Europe can be, this does not mean that they are easily accessible from American coasts, especially in the West.
Well, unless you keep track of every new flight route this year, you may have missed Tap Air PortugalS exciting New announcement:
Non -stop flights from the west coast to the Azores are coming!
For the first time in recent aviation history, at least since the 1990s, TAP will operate flights from San Francisco International (SFO) to Terceira Island (Ter), From June 6, 2025.
This small Portuguese-managed area, about 8 times smaller than Rhode Island, is part of the Azores, a 9-island group in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean at about 850 miles from the European mainland.
His charming Harbor-Side capital, Angra do Heroísmowas arranged by the Portuguese at the height of the era of discoveries. Is the cityscape largely suggestive for the 16th centurywith beautiful Renaissance buildings and richly decorated Baroque churches.
The Cathedral of Sé is one of the oldest buildings in the Azores, and the nearby Palácio Dos Capitães-GeneraisOriginally a Jesuit College, is famous for its stately ball halls – it is no wonder that the historic center of the city as a whole is one UNESCO World Heritage.
It is the best basis for exploring Terceira, because it concentrates a majority of tourist facilities, and if you are looking for a budget -friendly room for 2, stays with Angra Bed & Breakfast You will only restore $ 43.50 per person.
Terceira has a beautiful, pristine nature
From Angra you can easily visit different top attractions of the island, including Algar do CarvãoA uniquely shaped natural chimney formed on top of a labyrinth of stalactite caves and a volcanic lake. You can also explore Gruta da Lavaa (literal) lava-made cave or climb Monte Brasil.
One of the most prominent peaks on the volcano-cut island, it is the one closest to the capital, and contains it colonial temporary fortifications.
To the east, Praia da Vitória is one sandy beach For a volcanic site such as Terceira, and freezing because the water can be most of the year (after all, this is the center of the Atlantic Ocean), it is perfect for cooling on the strange hot day and catching a tan.
On the rugged north coast, Bisoitos is a relaxed fishing village that is best known for its Natural seapools. These Polish is teeming with the local population on particularly warm Summer days and the surrounding countryside are littered with renowned wineries.
The Wine Museum is an important highlight, but if you are happy to be a more intimate wine tasting experience, with Terceira’s lush hills for the background, make sure you add the family-tied Adega Simas to your Bisoitos route.
If you visit Terceira in June, you will also have the opportunity to attend one of the most long -awaited festivals in the Azores: the Festas Sanjoaninas. This age -old tradition includes colorful parades, live folk music, traditional Portuguese food (and occasionally a bullfighting) and a variety of other activities.
Speaking of food, the rustic, no-frills Casa de Pasto O PedroIn Bisoitos, the best Alcatra (slowly boiled beef stew) on the island, and in terms of fresh seafood and grass fed angus, make it your top priority to visit CanetaNear the idyllic inland altars, a 20 -minute drive from Angra.
A table book is recommended.
More about the San Fran-Terceira flights
Terceira is the home of the westernmost airport in Portugal to organize transatlantic flights, and the island itself is about a third of the road to America. The new TAP service will therefore be one of the shortest flights between the west coast and the old continent.
This will be a seasonal route, available once a week on Tuesday. There will be A total of 55,000 seats available from early June to October.
It is also the longest escape route from Tap. Once launched, San Francisco will be the only West Coast -Hub that offers non -stop flights to the Azores, and more specifically, One of only three airports in The United States that offer flights to the island of Terceira.
In the event that you are wondering, Azoren Airlines operates once a week to flee Terceira from Boston (forest) and New York (JFK).
Is there even enough demand for Terceira Getaways?
We are curious to see how Terceira’s small airport, usually used by smaller, inter-island of Jets, will process a larger A330neo once a week and whether the ambitious plan will be fertile for tap, given the (near total) Lack of consciousness Around Terceira as a destination.
It is not like the Azores at the moment are exactly a hidden gem, who have absorbed heavily in the media in recent years as the ‘Hawaii of Europe’, because of the dramatic nature that is seen on many of his islands, pleasant weather and the removal all year round.
However, the majority of attention is aimed at São Miguel, the largest Azorean island, both literally and for tourism, because it offers Ponta Delgada, the regional capital, and therefore a better connectivity – so why is Tap setting up its money TerceiraFrom all places?
According to SimmerThe San Francisco-Terceira route does not need a big question To maintain itself, seeing that part of the traffic can be further addressed to Lisbon (LIS):
The Non-Stop San Francisco-Lisbon Service will be available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and based on the information on Tuesday, a one-stop flight is planned, Including a stopover in Terceira on the road.
This is a smart move, because it offers passengers extra connectivity that goes from San Francisco to Lisbon, for a total of 4 weekly flights instead of 3, and it has no serious influence on the flight time: the Terceira Stop Bultjes Flying time up from about 13 hours of non -stop to 15h30.
In other words, when they fly on a Tuesday, passengers can book seats on one of the 2 sections on this route, with the island of Terceira or Lisbon as their final destination.
This will also help to tap the avoidance of a long -distance planes on the less equipped, small Terceira airport, while it is still Improve improvements of connections to and from the islandor To the mainland of Portugal or North America.
Book your Direct Tap Air Portugal flight from SFO to Terceira (Ter), starting from $ 1,397 Roundttrip here.
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