The Daily Telegraph - Saturday - Travel
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There is, of course, a good deal more to the Azores than smoky craters. There is culture too. Where? At Ribeira Grande, on the north coast of Sao Miguel, where the Monte Verde music festival has become a fixture in the islands’ artistic calendar. This year’s shindig ( festicket.com/festivals/monte-verde – from £25) is planned for August 6-8.