Azores : General Info

Time Zone

UTC - 1

Summer time GMT April to October

Money

Euro

Diplomatic Missions

In Ponta Delgada:

Canada: 27 Esq, Rua Dr Antonio Jose de Almeida, Tel. 296 281488.

France: 49 Rua Carvalho Araujo.

Germany: 75a R. da Igreja, 9545-531 S.Vicente de Ferreira, Tel. +351 2969 11133.

Spain: Rua Direita, Faja de Baixo, Tel. 296 636717.

United Kingdom: 23 Rua das Almas, Pico da Pedra, Rabo de Peixe, Tel. 296 498313.

United States: Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, Tel. 296 282216.

In Horta:

France: 34 Rua Conde d'Avila, Tel. 292 392780.

Events

Horta: Sea Week (Semana do Mar) starting first Sunday in August, a local festival including yacht races.

Emergencies

Emergency treatment is free to all. EC residents will not be charged for a hospital bed, but non-EC nationals may pay. For non-emergency consultations, a nominal fee is charged. Emergency tel. 112.

Publications

IMRAY AND ADLARD COLES PILOT BOOKS are available at a discounted price for Noonsite.com users via World Cruising Club

THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS by Anne Hammick (updates are posted on the internet). Azores Cruising Guide, World Cruising Publications

Links

Regional Department of Tourism.

Website of Yacht Gilana. Log of a cruising liveaboard family.

Related Reports

Azores Cruising (22 Oct 2009)

Ponta Delgada Marina (14 Oct 2009)

European Regulations Regarding Insurance Cover and AIS Equipment (13 Sep 2009)

Passage from Azores to England in July (10 Aug 2009)

Arriving in Lajes de Pico - Some Advice (17 Jul 2009)

Nova Scotia, Halifax to Azores (12 Jan 2009)

Azores to Jacksonville, Florida (24 Jun 2008)

Caribbean, St. Martin to Azores in May (22 May 2008)

Azores to Bermuda to USA, Rhode Island (22 May 2008)

Caribbean East to Southern Brazil (15 May 2008)

Missing Yacht Colros Sighted 600 NM off Azores (01 Oct 2007)

Atlantic Islands Guide (10 Feb 2006)

Nordhavn Atlantic Rally Yachts Arrive In Horta (17 Jun 2004)

British cruising sailors rescued after yacht sinks in NE Atlantic (19 Jun 2010)

Transatlantic Rally sets sail from Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVIs (08 May 2010)

Largest ever ARC Europe fleet start from Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVIs (08 May 2009)

ARC 2008 News (21 Nov 2008)

Missing Yacht - Formosa ´68 (07 Oct 2008)

ARC Europe Transatlantic Rally departs Antigua (14 May 2008)

Med Bound 2007 Motor Yacht Rally Gathers Steam (09 Jan 2007)

NEW! Las Palmas De Gran Canaria: Port Of The Month (01 Dec 2005)

Peter Azevedo, the Sailors’ Friend, Has Passed Away (21 Nov 2005)

Canaries Push For Whales & Dolphin Mega Reserve (17 Oct 2005)

Azores Raises VAT Level (06 Jul 2005)

EU extends VAT grace period for non-EU boats to 18 months (12 Aug 2001)