"Founded in the late 1600s but abandoned by its residents in the 1960s when many emigrated to the United States for better prospects, what was once the agrarian village of Aldeia da Cuada on Flores island has since been lovingly restored and repurposed into a collection of vacation homes. Maintaining as much of the original footprint and architecture as possible, each of these 16 houses features stone-and-wood architecture typical of the area inside and out. Decor items like crocheted blankets, Portuguese lace curtains, and unfussy wood furniture give them a cozy, homey appeal. Each home is equipped with a self-catering kitchen, but there’s also a restaurant in the village that serves a seasonally changing menu of Azorean dishes. Morro Alto and Pico do Se Natural Forest Reserve, which is home to Flores’s famed green cliffs lined with waterfalls, serves as a dramatic backdrop to an otherwise modest property." - Jessie Beck
