About Azores Expert

Azores Expert is an independent travel guide dedicated to the nine Azorean islands. The site is published by F5 Media, a French publisher headquartered near Lake Geneva that runs a small portfolio of niche destination sites. Our other titles cover Scotland, New York, and a few other places we genuinely know.

What we cover

Practical, on-the-ground information about visiting the Azores: how to get there, when to go, what to see on each of the nine islands, where to stay, and how to plan multi-island trips. We focus on São Miguel first (the most visited island), then progressively expand to Terceira, Pico, Faial, São Jorge, Graciosa, Flores, Corvo, and Santa Maria.

Editorial principles

• Independent. We are not owned by, nor partnered with, any hotel chain, airline, or tour operator. Our recommendations are based on research and travel, not commercial relationships.
• Original research. Every page is written from primary sources, official tourist board data, Visit Azores, regional government publications, and our own travel notes. We do not republish or rewrite other travel blogs' content.
• Last-updated dates. Practical pages (prices, schedules, formalities) carry a visible "last updated" date so you know whether the information is current. We refresh them at least twice a year.
• Translated, not just machine-converted. The English version is the source of truth. Other languages are translated and then reviewed by native speakers; they are not direct DeepL output.

Affiliate links: how we handle them

Some pages contain links to booking partners, primarily GetYourGuide for activities and tours, and Skyscanner for flights. When you book through one of those links, the partner pays us a small commission at no extra cost to you. This is how the site funds itself.

We follow Google's 2019 guideline on commercial links: every affiliate link on this site is marked with rel="sponsored" in its HTML, so search engines understand the relationship is commercial. You can verify this on any page by right-clicking a partner link and inspecting it.

We never recommend a tour or hotel solely because it pays a commission. Recommendations are based on rating, review count, and our editorial judgment. If a partner is missing from a page, it's because we didn't find a relevant product, not because we have nothing to gain from listing it.

Privacy and tracking

The site uses Plausible Analytics, a privacy-focused analytics tool hosted in the EU. No cookies are set, no personal data is collected, and you do not need to accept anything to browse the site. Full details on the privacy policy page.

Contact

If you spot a factual error, want to suggest a topic, or want to discuss a partnership, use the contact form. We read every message.