Octant Furnas (formerly Furnas Boutique Hotel)
A reworked thermal spa in the Furnas valley, with volcanic pools open around the clock.
Region 10 of 10
Azores
Nine volcanic islands in the mid-Atlantic — crater lakes on São Miguel, the great mountain of Pico rising from vineyards planted in lava, whaling towns turned whale-watching ports on Faial. Hotels are small, often startlingly modern, and outnumbered by cows.