Flores, Azores (Macaronesia: Isles of the Blessed, Chpt. 4/6) 4K

There are four Atlantic islands in the Macaronesia ecoregion: the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago; Cape Verde, an independent African nation; and two separate autonomous islands of Portugal: Azores and Madeira. This documentary covers all but the Canaries. It is broken into three main chapters and three minor (vignette) chapters.
Main
Chapter 1: The Azores • Azores (Macaronesia: I...
Chapter 2: Cabo Verde • Cabo Verde (Macaronesi...
Chapter 3: Madeira • Madeira (Macaronesia: ...
Vignettes
Chapter 4: Flores, Azores • Flores, Azores (Macaro...
Chapter 5: São Vicente, Cabo Verde • São Vicente, Cabo Verd...
Chapter 6: Porto Santo, Madeira • Porto Santo (Macarones...
Because there is a set of small Micronesian islands in the Pacific, some of which LMM has filmed, like our two series' covering Guam, the Marshalls, Palau, the FSM and the Marianas, many assume there must be a macronesia (a large set of islands) somewhere in the world. (See the two series here: • Marshall Islands (Amer... , and here: • American Samoa (Americ... )
But the word Macaronesia has a completely different etymology and meaning from macronesia. Taken from the ancient Greek word, makárōn nêsoi, mentioned in Homer’s 8th Century BC work, the Odyssey, it refers to a semi-legendary place known as Isles of the Blessed, or the Fortunate Isles, a paradise reserved for special deities who were pure enough to gain entrance to the Elysian Fields.
Some say the islands were a mythical place, others say they were known. Today, the islands have been named Macaronesia in light of this Greek legend.
Is the ancient Greek mythology true? Could these islands truly be the legendary Isles of the Blessed, the Greek's Elysium, or possibly the ancient City of Atlantis?
Please contact us at lamanchamedia.org for licensing or to donate. We rely on donations to make these videos. LMM is a California nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exemption corporation. We create videos around the world educating others as well as bringing to light positive service projects. We have filmed in orphanages, prisons, animal shelters, wildlife conservation projects and the like, and incorporate these with videos on geography, history and culture.
Filmed, Edited and Written by David Whalen
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Copyright © 2019
La Mancha Media

[@lamanchamediatube]

I will be responding to questions during the Premiere of this documentary in the chat section of this video.

[@thatonedude8329]

It's like actual paradise. Thank you for your content, loved your vids on the forgotten colonies too. Islands just have something magical about them

[@lamanchamediatube]

Thanks so much!

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Impeccable images. Keep up the good work.

[@fajazinhastarling]

Great video! Thanks for visiting my island. Silvio is a great guide, and I highly recommend him!

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This is beautiful work. The videos were really put together well. You have a new subscriber

[@TheDGirsang]

Another famous FLORES Island is in Indonesia. Predominantly Catholic due to the Portuguese colonial time

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Absolutely Gorgeous

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Ugh

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