Azores: Isles are so Azorable

The lush Azores landscape is well worth a visit

Some were dense with lush green forest and others blanketed with flowers, lined with pale beaches and lapped by turquoise waters.And all this was just a three-and-a-half hour flight from the UK.The Azores, an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic, truly deserve the description "unspoilt".Each of the volcanic islands has a different landscape and personality but all are pristine and beautiful.A favourite cruise stopoff, they also make an exciting destination for walking, cycling, fishing, sailing, horse riding, diving, canyoning and, in recent years, surfing