Well, there is one other gorgeous island for vacationing that won't break ... known as the "Hawaii of Europe," the Azores is made up of nine major islands. The largest of the Azores islands ...

Here, you'll find those same emerald-green landscapes and beautiful waters, but with the added benefit of deep crater lakes shaped by thousands of years of volcanic activity. "The Azores has to be one ...

Kerry Murray for The New York Times A view overlooking the northwest coast of São Miguel, the largest of the islands that make up the Azores archipelago ... areas of the island’s steaming ...

Located off the central southern coast of São Miguel, the islet is a partially submerged volcanic crater ... Azores that it would take days just to visit all that's available on just one island.