Local lore provides much room for the magical tales that emphasize the mysterious origins of the Azores. They are mostly based on nature and the natural elements, such as the power of volcanoes and the wisdom of the sea.
“Geologically, the Azores fit that description quite accurately. At least some of the local folk tales and legends give the history of this Atlantis as an explanation of how the natural features of the landscape were created.”
Atlantis is said to have been a high-tech civilization based on the power of crystals and would have been located on an island in the ocean, surrounded by the great continents, which, seen from the Mediterranean, would have been outside the gates of Heracles (Gibraltar).
Geologically, the Azores fit that description quite accurately. At least some of the local folk tales and legends give the history of this Atlantis as an explanation of how the natural features of the landscape were created.
