Sao Jorge, part of the central island group, (often described as the Brown Island), offers the adventurous
visitor some of the most rewarding and isolated walks in the whole archipelago.
It is a long (56 km) narrow (8 km wide), rugged and mountainous island whose lands rise steeply out of the blue-green ocean, and form an undulating central ridge, which reaches 1053m at its highest point, .
If you were to sail around Sao Jorge you would find that much of the coastline on Sao Jorge is craggy, steep and inhospitable. Every now and then however, you will come across a unique, often small, flat and fertile area (called a faja) at the base of the towering cliffs. Accommodating small settlements of a handful or so hardy souls, many of these fajas are only accessible by foot and bring a uniqueness and isolation not found elsewhere in the archipelago or to that in Europe.
A large percentage of Sao Jorge is high pasture which supports an amazing amount of dairy cattle (20,000) for such a small island. From the high quality milk which the cows produce comes the famous "Sao Jorge cheese", which is still manufactured using traditional techniques and exported to the mainland.
Of our many Sao Jorge adventures, one of our favorites was a 3 day walk/camp that incorporated the fajas of Santa Christo and dos Cubres, and the full length of the central ridge which afforded breathtaking views of the other four islands of the central group.
Read more of our Sao Jorge adventure.
For more information on Sao Jorge see the Sao Jorge Facts and Stats
It is a long (56 km) narrow (8 km wide), rugged and mountainous island whose lands rise steeply out of the blue-green ocean, and form an undulating central ridge, which reaches 1053m at its highest point, .
If you were to sail around Sao Jorge you would find that much of the coastline on Sao Jorge is craggy, steep and inhospitable. Every now and then however, you will come across a unique, often small, flat and fertile area (called a faja) at the base of the towering cliffs. Accommodating small settlements of a handful or so hardy souls, many of these fajas are only accessible by foot and bring a uniqueness and isolation not found elsewhere in the archipelago or to that in Europe.
A large percentage of Sao Jorge is high pasture which supports an amazing amount of dairy cattle (20,000) for such a small island. From the high quality milk which the cows produce comes the famous "Sao Jorge cheese", which is still manufactured using traditional techniques and exported to the mainland.
Of our many Sao Jorge adventures, one of our favorites was a 3 day walk/camp that incorporated the fajas of Santa Christo and dos Cubres, and the full length of the central ridge which afforded breathtaking views of the other four islands of the central group.
Read more of our Sao Jorge adventure.
For more information on Sao Jorge see the Sao Jorge Facts and Stats
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