Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal

Druk — Christmas holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Winter Atlantic storms (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas in Ponta Delgada (25 nov – 6 jan (meestal)), Camellias at Terra Nostra (15 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Carnival holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Carnaval and the Coliseu balls

  1 feb – 10 mrt · meestalCarnavalBoek vroeg

  Carnival in Ponta Delgada means a schools' parade through the historic centre, malassada stalls, and the traditional gala balls at the Coliseu Micaelense, held since the 1920s and close to sold out most years. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter Atlantic storms (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Camellias at Terra Nostra (15 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Tremor

  10 mrt – 20 apr · meestalMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Five days of concerts staged in the town's halls and then out in craters, chapels and tea plantations across the island. It fills the small hotel stock in what is otherwise low season. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Whale and dolphin season

  15 mrt – 15 okt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  Blue and fin whales pass on migration from about April to June, the biggest animals anyone will ever see from a boat. Sperm whales and several dolphin species are here all season.

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnaval and the Coliseu balls (1 feb – 10 mrt (meestal)), Winter Atlantic storms (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Camellias at Terra Nostra (15 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres

  8–14 meiReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  The largest religious festival in the Azores, on the fifth Sunday after Easter. Emigrant families fly in for it, the streets around Sao Francisco are carpeted in flowers, and flights sell out. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tremor (10 mrt – 20 apr (meestal)), Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Holy Spirit festas

  1 mei – 15 aug · meestalReligieus feest

  Every village keeps a painted imperio chapel, and through the summer each takes its turn to crown a child and hand out soup and sweet bread to anyone who turns up. No tickets, no schedule you can rely on. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres (8–14 mei)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Hydrangea hedges

  15 jun – 5 sep · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The field boundaries across Sao Miguel are hydrangeas rather than fences, and from midsummer the roads to Sete Cidades and Furnas are lined blue for a couple of months.

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres (8–14 mei), Holy Spirit festas (1 mei – 15 aug (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Holy Spirit festas (1 mei – 15 aug (meestal)), Hydrangea hedges (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Sea at its warmest

  1 aug – 15 okt · meestalZee op temperatuur

  Mid-Atlantic water warms late and peaks in September, which is also when the swimming holes at Ferraria and the Mosteiros pools are usable rather than bracing. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Atlantic storm season

  15 aug – 31 oktOrkaanseizoen

  Hurricanes that have turned north usually reach the Azores as post-tropical storms. They rarely do damage, but they cancel inter-island flights and boat trips for a day or two at a time. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Holy Spirit festas (1 mei – 15 aug (meestal)), Hydrangea hedges (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Hydrangea hedges (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Sea at its warmest (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal)), Atlantic storm season (15 aug – 31 okt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whale and dolphin season (15 mrt – 15 okt (meestal)), Sea at its warmest (1 aug – 15 okt (meestal)), Atlantic storm season (15 aug – 31 okt)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Winter Atlantic storms

  1 nov – 15 mrt · meestalWinterstormen & zware wind

  A few deep Atlantic storms each winter bring gales, heavy rain and rough seas for a day or two; flights to the other islands and the mainland are cancelled and harbours close. Leave a buffer day before an onward flight. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Christmas in Ponta Delgada

  25 nov – 6 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaar

  The Portas da Cidade and Campo de Sao Francisco are lit from late November, with a Christmas market, a giant tree, rides for children and a shop-window contest in early December, through to the New Year. Bron ↗

Druk — Christmas holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Camellias at Terra Nostra

  15 dec – 31 mrt · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  Terra Nostra Park in Furnas, about 45 minutes' drive away, holds hundreds of camellia varieties that flower through winter and usually peak in February, a good pairing with its warm iron-rich pool on a grey day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter Atlantic storms (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal)), Christmas in Ponta Delgada (25 nov – 6 jan (meestal))