Corvo Attractions
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Corvo ("crow island"), the most northerly and the smallest (17.5sq.km/ 6.75sq. mi) of the Azores, lies 15km/9miles northeast of Flores in lat. 39°42' north which is in roughly the same latitude as Palma de Mallorca in the Balearics and Corfu in the Ionian Islands.
The 400 or so inhabitants of the island gain a modest subsistence from fishing and rearing livestock. The women weave excellent woolen cloth for domestic consumption.
Virtually untouched by tourism, Corvo is the only island in the Azores not to have an airport.
Topography
The island, 7km/4.5mi long and up to 4.5km/3mi wide, is made up of a single extinct volcano, Monte Gordo (777m/2,549ft), the crater of which, over 1.5km/1mi wide, contains a lake with nine small rocky islets.
Sights
With its rugged and cliff-fringed coasts, which are particularly steep on the west side of the island, Corvo has no proper harbor. Boats put in at Rosário on the south coast, the island's only settlement, with a radio station and meteorological observatory on the hill above the village.
The 400 or so inhabitants of the island gain a modest subsistence from fishing and rearing livestock. The women weave excellent woolen cloth for domestic consumption.
Virtually untouched by tourism, Corvo is the only island in the Azores not to have an airport.
Topography
The island, 7km/4.5mi long and up to 4.5km/3mi wide, is made up of a single extinct volcano, Monte Gordo (777m/2,549ft), the crater of which, over 1.5km/1mi wide, contains a lake with nine small rocky islets.
Sights
With its rugged and cliff-fringed coasts, which are particularly steep on the west side of the island, Corvo has no proper harbor. Boats put in at Rosário on the south coast, the island's only settlement, with a radio station and meteorological observatory on the hill above the village.
