48 hours in Horta, Faial

Horta is a beautiful city on the island of Faial. The island has lots to do and Horta, although small has plenty to offer too. ✈️ We arrived here on Azorean Airlines from Ponta Delgada. The flight took 45 minutes. The airport was 15 to 20 minutes from Horta. 🏨 We stayed at the Azoris Garden Hotel. We loved the location and the hotel. The food was good and the rooms were spacious. It is 3 minutes away from the marina. The pool has a bar with a great variety of food. 🚐 We chose not to do a tour of the island instead focusing on whale watching. 🐋 We went out to whale watch with two companies DiveAzores and Norberto Divers. Although we saw more wildlife with our trip with Norberto Divers we enjoyed both companies equally. There are more whale watching companies by the marina some more reasonably priced than others. 🍽️ Lots of restaurants to eat at. Make sure you check out Peter’s Sport Cafe (so busy and popular) and Trigo Azul pizza place (they do take out). 👀 Make sure you check out the sailing tags painted onto the marina wall. Anyone who passed through Horta marina on a boat gets to paint a tag on the wall. We loved checking out boat names, dates and creativity. We also did a walk along and up and down Horta to give us an idea of the town. Beautiful Pico is just across the water and you can get a boat from the terminal to both Pico island and São Jorge. 🍦Best ice-cream can be found at Gelados do Atlântico. #tripblazers #travel #portugal #summervacation #azores