Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.

The regional assembly of Portugal's Azores Islands approved the creation of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to reach international conservation goals well ahead of time.

The westernmost island in Portugal’s Azores, Flores is a nature lover’s paradise, full of waterfalls, lagoons, greenery and some winning small tourism projects.