Azores


With an area of 448km2, the Island of Pico is the second largest in the Azores and one that is home to Portugal’s highest mountain, also called Pico, at 2,351m above sea level.

Looking around and not seeing any type of construction on the horizon… only the luxurious nature, lilies and hydrangeas, cryptomeria and cedar woods and the peacefulness of the island, always with a glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean.

São Jorgeis an island of cliffs, crags and fajãs, one of the greenest in the Azores archipelago and the perfect place for a holiday in contact with nature and the sea.The island is 54km long and 6.9km at its widest point,

Alexandra Baptista joined the Urban Sketchers 4 years ago, since when she has kept the impressions and feelings about her surroundings in her notebooks. This has transformed her view of what she sees.