FLORES ISLAND, AZORES
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2023
- Flores island is well known for its abundance of flowers, hence its Portuguese name of Flores.
Around 4000 people live on this remote piece of paradise. Landscapes of extreme natural beauty and lush vegetation make the island look like a garden in the middle of the ocean. Together with Corvo are part of the North American tectonic plate while the rest of the Azores islands sit on the European plate.
Unlike the other islands of the Azores, there are no recorded volcanic eruptions on the island and her calderas are generally considered to be extinct.
Flores along with the islands of Graciosa and Corvo are on UNESCO’s list of World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Recorded: May 2022 by Radek7001
Timeline:
00:00:12 Ponta Delgada Airport (PDL) Sao Miguel Island
00:00:24 Horta Airport (HOR) Faial Island
00:00:54 Santa Cruz Airport (FLW) Flores Island
00:01:27 Road ER1-2 Lomba Area
00:01:39 Road ER1-2 Santa Cruz Area
00:02:06 Porto Velho Santa Cruz
00:02:33 Miradouro da Costa Nordeste, Santa Cruz
00:03:03 Santa Cruz
00:03:15 Road (ER1-2) Santa Cruz - Fazenda de Santa Cruz
00:03:30 Fazenda de Santa Cruz
00:03:42 Miradouro do Monte, Santa Cruz
00:04:33 Miradouro do Monte das Cruzes
00:05:53 Road ER1-2 Santa Cruz - Lomba
00:06:04 Road (ER1-2) Fazenda das Lajes
00:06:22 Lajes
00:08:29 Road (ER1-2) Lajes
00:09:14 Forest Along Road (ER1-2) Lajes Area
00:12:09 Fazenda das Lajes
00:15:16 Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Boca da Baleia, Lajes Area
00:18;43 Miradouro Rocha dos Bordoes
00:20:36 Cascata da Ribeira do Fundao
00:25:06 Lagoa Funda
00:31:59 Lagoa Funda & Lagoa Rasa Area
00:32:25 Miradouro Caldeira Rasa e Funda
00:32:40 Estrada da Pedrinha
00:33:15 Miradouro do Lajedo
00:33:57 Miradouro da Baia do Mosteiro
00:34:27 Miradouro Craveiro Lopes
00:35:21 Miradouro do Portal
00:37:05 Poco da Ribeira do Ferreiro
00:44:21 Faja Grande
00:45:01 Cascata do Poco do Bacalhau, Faja Grande
00:53:58 Miradouro da Faja do Conde
00:54:06 Road (ER1-2) Santa Cruz Area
00:54:11 Miradouro dos Caimbros
00:54:44 Road (ER1-2) Baia de Alagoa
00:56:11 Baia de Alagoa
00:58:37 Miradouro dos Cedros
00:59:09 Road (ER1-2) Cedros Area
00:59:18 Road (ER1-2) Ponta Delgada Area
01:00:54 Miradouro da Pedrinha, view of Ponta Delgada
01:01:06 Miradouro Pico do Meio Dia, Ponta Delgada
01:03:18 Miradouro de Ponta Delgada
01:03:26 Miradouro Sobre o Porto e Baia de Ponta Delgada
01:05:27 Road Estrada do Farol, Ponta Delgada
01:05:35 Road (PR1 FLO) Ponta Delgada - Faja Grande
01:08:39 Farol de Albarnaz, Ponta Delgada
01:08:46 Miradouro da Baia de Alem Ponta Delgada
01:09:27 Road (PR1 FLO) Ponta Delgada - Faja Grande
01:10:39 Reserva Florestal Natural do Morro Alto e Pico da Se
01:11:29 Mosteiro village
01:15:56 Moinho do Rei, Road (ER1-2) Lomba area
01:19:08 Flight Flores Island - Faial Island
Wonderful, out of this world.
Ola. You made an excellent film of Flores, I was there in 1993 and just came back from an second visit three weeks ago. And already anticipated and booked again for next year. In your film you show me that there's more to see, in the best promotion film of Flores. Thanks.
Thank you very much for warching and nice comment.
This Ilan is very beautiful nice video good job thank you
My father is from here and he shared this video saying I had to watch it! Thank you for showing the beauty of Flores!
I'm very pleased to know that. Thank you for writing about this. I would love to know what life was like on this island when your father lived there.
@@Radek7001 VERY different than it is now. He left almost 70 years ago and only returned for the first time two years ago. Everywhere changes in that span of time but he was in utter shock (in a good way) at HOW much the Azores had changed. Growing up he didn't have running water, indoor plumbing or electricity. Everyone including very young children worked the fields many many hours a day.
In many ways aside from radios, it was an existence very unchanged from prior centuries. Only two doctors on the island and if you got sick you were more likely to get a priest since frequently there was little the doctors could do (if you even knew where they were and could walk several hours to get them). He remembers people dying from things that with access to modern medicine they wouldn't or would be far less likely to die from.
He cried tears of happiness several times at how much easier life is there now and because he was so happy for the people. The only thing that made him sad now was to see how few fields are being farmed but that's to be expected with people no longer needing to continue substance farming.
@@softfurbear It's very valuable and interesting what you wrote. Your father could certainly tell many more very interesting facts from those times. I thought life must have been completely different then. Even now, after so many years, you can feel the wildness and isolation of this place from the rest of the world. Beautiful and untouched nature in many places. For us, travelers, that's why this place is so special and amazing, but for those who live there, it may not be easy. Great respect to your father and please tell him all the best. ❤️
@Radek7001 I agree. It's a way of life that even now feels so slow, wild and remote. Even now flights and ships can and do get cancelled due to bad weather even in summer. I can't imagine how truly different it was then. Hopefully having Corvo on the horizon made them feel just a little less alone. I'll be sure to convey your thoughts to my dad. And thank you again for sharing the video!
My father grew up here as well. Your description of his experience sounds similar, thank you for sharing. A hard life but such a beautiful setting.
Radek. you should come to Wales and see the beautiful scenery, north and south you would love it. From the National coastal path in Pembrokeshire to the beautiful Snowdonia mountain in North Wales. Lovely video 👍
Thank you.
You provoked me to watch movies about Wales.🙂 It is indeed a beautiful place. I hope to visit this area someday.
I was there for 3 days in 2017. This film lets you see the island in a whole different way. Great job!
Thank you.
Hi Radek! Nice job , since 2010 there has been more upgrades .
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Amazing footage. . .love the overwhelming green everywhere. But alas. .where are the hortencia [hydrangea flowers]? Doesn't seem much on this particular island.
Thank you. This island is especially rich in flowers, which gives it its name. Hortencias start to bloom in June. We were in early May, so there weren't many of them yet. 🙂
Nice video
Thanks
Doskonaly material Panie Radku ! Po Maderze ,nie da sie juz wyleczyc z Makaronezji Next destination Azores
Dziękuję. Haha, 😄 myślę dokładnie tak samo. Dlatego Azory były naszym kolejnym celem, tuż po Maderze.
@@Radek7001 Mam pytanko ,czy najwieksza wyspa Ponta Delgada jest rownie warta uwagi ?Dziekuje .Stad mam loty bezposrednie
@@trepzgorzelany2753 Zdecydowanie. Sao Miguel ma najwięcej do zaoferowania, ale jest też najczęściej odwiedzaną przez turystów. Zwykle loty na Azory są właśnie na nią i z niej, gdyż jest tam główne lotnisko. Wielu turystów zaczyna, a zarazem kończy wizytę na Azorach w tym miejscu. Zalety innych, dalej położonych wysp są takie, że w wielu tak niesamowitych miejscach można znaleźć się zupełnie samemu, szczególnie poza najwyższym sezonem. Kolejny film, który planuję zrobić będzie właśnie o Sao Miguel. 🙂
Meu sonho impossível morar neste lugar
É um lugar lindo e mágico, mas não acho que morar lá permanentemente seria fácil.
Fun fact: Flores Island is actually in North America, lying on the American plate.
Most people don't know that!
Humans are the most cruel and criminal creatures on earth.
(Friedrich Nietzsche)
Oh my gosh i think Flores Island from Indonesian 😂😂😂
The Indonesian Flores was a Portuguese Colony until the 19th century when was sold to the Netherlands. The Portuguese named it Flores also as the Azorean Island. Wherever you go you always bump into something related to Portugal.😂
@@joserodrigues46 You are right ,when the Portuguese call it flores in Indonesia which means flower. There are areas in Flores that still adhere to Portuguese traditions, especially in the eastern part of Flores. I'm amazed because we in Flores still have our past from Portuguese colonialism
@@joserodrigues46 ua-cam.com/video/sv5U7uutTK4/v-deo.html ..btw, in my area of Flores, called Bajawa, there are many beautiful buildings with European nuances from the colonial era, whether these are from Pertuguiese or Netherland colony... I think this is very amazing