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Terceira, the Azores, Portugal
Above the Azores
The ring road that circles the island of Terceira only wends its way along the shoreline at a few points throughout the 80-kilometre drive, mostly cutting inland through pastures and farms. Terceira, one of nine islands that make up the Azores, an overseas realm of Portugal, is full of terraced fields that farmers use for raising crops and grazing cattle. Although tourism has overtaken agriculture as Terceira's economic driver, the dairy farming tradition remains strong here, producing milk and cheeses that are much sought after on the mainland.
Above the Azores
The ring road that circles the island of Terceira only wends its way along the shoreline at a few points throughout the 80-kilometre drive, mostly cutting inland through pastures and farms. Terceira, one of nine islands that make up the Azores, an overseas realm of Portugal, is full of terraced fields that farmers use for raising crops and grazing cattle. Although tourism has overtaken agriculture as Terceira's economic driver, the dairy farming tradition remains strong here, producing milk and cheeses that are much sought after on the mainland.
Here on this island, we're well over 1,200 kilometres from the nearest major landmass.
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