Condé Nas Traveler has named the Azores among the top 10 best islands in Europe to visit in 2024.
According to a press release from the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Mobility, and Infrastructure, the title was awarded by the readers of the American magazine.
For the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructure, Berta Cabral, “this is further recognition of the work that the Government of the Azores has been doing to place the region at the highest levels of tourism worldwide as a unique destination, all year round and on all the islands”.
The “2024 ReadersChoiceAwards” were announced on Tuesday in the magazine. “It includes articles on cultural experiences, adventure travel and luxury travel, as well as stunning photographs of various locations around the world,” says the regional secretariat.

The Secretary points out that more than 570,000 readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine responded to the survey about their experiences on the islands they visited this year at the European level, and the Azores were in the top 10.”
In addition, for the first time in five years, Condé Nast Traveler chose to carry out separate surveys in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The “2024 US Readers Choice Awards” results are published online, along with highlights in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler USA.
The Azores appear in fourth place in the magazine’s readers’ choice list, which is headed by Crete, Greece.
Sardinia, Sicily, and Ischia (Italy), Malta, Mykonos (Greece), the Canaries and Mallorca (Spain), and Hvar (Croatia) were also selected.
In August last year, the magazine published an article about the Azores, which stated that they “comprise nine islands, each one a mythical and magical land of volcanoes, bubbling hot springs, rising steam geysers, turquoise lagoons and bottle-green lakes”.
“With a landscape that seemed alive, it’s no wonder that the population turned to the Holy Spirit for protection – a loyalty they still have today, as witnessed by the many shrines and chapels that dot the towns and villages. More than anything, devotion to the Holy Spirit is a defining element of being Azorean,” reads this guide to getting to know the archipelago.

in Diário Insular-José Lourenço, director

Here is the chart from the magazine

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