When visiting the Azores, give yourself enough time to truly feel like you're on vacation and not rushing to see as much as possible. This typically means between 10 and 15 days, unless it's just a quick getaway, which is also enjoyable but with different characteristics.
So, how should one visit this archipelago of nine islands?
We should do it in stages, dedicating one vacation to a group of islands and, over the years, exploring other groups on different vacations, repeating a particular group of islands as many times as desired.
Possibly, the first island to visit would be São Miguel, the largest and with a greater variety of attractions, which will leave us wanting to explore the rest of the Azores.
A possible itinerary for exploring the archipelago over several years, in periods of 10 to 15 days, could be as follows:
The order of visits is optional.