Sao Jorge - Folk Art
Besides the delicate lace they produce, the women of São Jorge are responsible for one of the most characteristic forms of handicraft in the...
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Besides the delicate lace they produce, the women of São Jorge are responsible for one of the most characteristic forms of handicraft in the...
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The typical meat and fish dishes of the Azorean cuisine are also present in São Jorge. It has exclusive rights, however, to the fleshy cockl...
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A festival without music and dancing is not a festival. The men and women of São Jorge therefore repeat old songs and dances that are common...
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Living wrapped up in the green countryside as they do, the inhabitants of São Jorge hold a colourful and joyful series of events every year....
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In São Jorge Island we can see the many shades of cool green of the pastures inhabited by plump spotted cows, the spots of blue hydrangeas a...
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São Jorge (also known in English as San Jorge) is an island in the central part of the Azores. It is separated from Pico Island by 15 km wit...
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