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The climat! The flowers! The people! The food!...
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The towns can be very busy and noisy - Head for the hills!
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madeira - the atlantic garden of eden!
solopes Says: I must confess that I would never go to Portela by my own - it was a new name for me, meaning nothing. Well, it was a very good surprise, with, maybe, the best views that I had in Madeira. That's it - you will only know the island if you explore it in detail.My Portela page...
irinuca Says: Porto Moniz is the place where the ocean made a natural pool out of rocks.Very nice made, clean, with a teras, shallow water and deep water for good swimmers.Everything you need to swim and have a good day at the pool.The water is ocean water as the waves from ocean keeps...
solopes Says: When crossing from the south to the northern coast, in the middle of the area, we arrive to S. Vicente. It´s a nice small town, with a wide but rough pebble beach, with a restaurant in the centre of it.More details in São Vicente
solopes Says: The top of the island is wild, with dramatic landscape dotted with cows pasturing in a flora that should be preserved, what means a discrete local conflict. With good roads, the visit is easy and doesn't demand much time, unless you want to explore one of the...
solopes Says: All the island is prepared to show its beautiful spots, whith men and nature combining to get the best final result. The steep hills are very helpful to open wide views, and flowers give the final touch. However, some point have a special charm, such as Câmara de Lobos, not...
solopes Says: Maybe the best sightseeing point over Funchal is Pico de Barcelos, 335 meters above sea level. It stays close to town, and allows wide views over the most populated part of the coast - from Funchal to Câmara de Lobos. It is also possible to see the Desert islands More...
1 Review and 210 Opinions Calheta has a marvelous marina and have the only beach of yellow sand. It´s situated in the West...
2 Reviews and 27 Opinions An all you need resort to relax or to enjoy sports, just make your choice between the 3 type of...
irinuca Says: The food was great!The service make you feel like home, the surroundings are tipical latin teras was in the middle of a street between houses.The food was good comparing the price, for 2 person with starter, main dish, dessert and drinks with tip included is around 40€.And...
Santo Antonio: The best "espetadas" in Madeira
PALLINA Says: One of the best place in Madeira for espetadas (beef roasted on the spit). You cannot miss it. It’s a big place, sometimes noisy, full of people (not only tourists) but really picturesque. Waiters (only men. Someone can explain me why in a lot of Portuguese restaurant you...
irinuca Says: If you are staying in Funchal, then the place to be in the evening is the small place 5 km away from the city called Camara de Lobos. you just need to ask the taxi driver to take you to the old harbor of the place and there you can choose your place. planty of bars and...
sachara Says: From the harbour of Funchal you can take the ferry to Porto Santo Island every day. The ferry leaves ussually at 8 am from Funchal. The boattrip will take two and half hours.You can return with the same boat, which leaves from Porto Santo island the same day at 6 pm. This...
Hop on hop off bus around Funchal
sachara Says: Like in many touristy places there are since the last years also the so called hop-on hop-off buses in Funchal. When you hp off there is every half an hour a next bus to hop on. A good opportunity to get familiar with a place when you visit for the first time.Though we knew...
Mercado dos Lavradores (market): Expensive mango!
irinuca Says: The bulding is in heart of Funchal.Is the place where all the farmers and fishermen are selling their products.The moment they here you tourist the price will go up, we bought a mango for 2.50€ and was very small...But the way is arranged and the sfeer all is worth to...
irinuca Says: Dont be fooled by the waiters that areinviting you inside of the restaurant. Take your time to look at the menu, most of the terases have the menu hanged outside so you can decide for yourself.If you in the restaurant and the waiter comes and showes you something tipical...
SoulFisher Says: It's said it may happen once in 100 years. When that happens it's absolute disaster: Rivers bursting the banks, landslides, rocks of basalt falling down. Flight delays. Planes doing "go arounds" when they are about to touch the runway. Flight cancellations. Ferry connections...
PeterKnudsen Says: In Funcial their is more resturants than turists. One day 200 guests, next day 20 guests. Be carefull what you eat, it may be old food, heavely spiced to camoflage bad tast. OBS all sea food is import.
irinuca Says: One of the things Madeira offers are the "lavadas" the walks around the irrigation sistem the island has.For somebody that has no training for hikeing long distances then Rabacal is the best place to start.The fantastic views and the forest around makes the walk shorter then...
irinuca Says: If you want to have your breath taken and to see stunning views then the place to be is the hike trail between Pico do Areeiro, Pico das Torres and Pico Ruivo. Those 3 tops are the highest on the island. The hike trail is good and difficult, if you not a hiker then better...
Ponta de Sao Lourenco - Most eastern peninsula.
Jerelis Says: They say that the Ponta de Sao Lorenco is one of the last nearly untouched places in Europe. For a fact it´s the most eastern peninsula of Madeira's island with a length of 9 kilometers and a width of 2 kilometers. This includes the two islands Ilheu da Cevada and Ilheu da...
Ponta de Sao Lourenco - Baia da Abra.
Jerelis Says: The access to the Nature Reserve is free. However, amenities are minimal. Gravel parking lots, if they exist at all, are small. But after parking the car at the parking space we started our hike in front of Baia da Abra on the south coast. We walked our way to the north...
SoulFisher Says: One cannot talk about Madeira without mentioning its wine.Madeira has, despite the subtropical influence, mediterranean climate. Why? It rains mostly in the winter, it has usually cool winds and sea streams coming from high latitudes (north). It's located by the southern...
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Welcome to Madeira Island - Tracing a route from Lisbon south-by-south west for approximately 1000 kilometres and you will come across the Madeira Archipelago, consisting of two inhabited islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) and...
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Q: How is the weather in Mid may in Madeira Island? We are looking for a nice relaxing spot to relax on the beach and get a nice tan....
A: May has nice weather. I am actually on Madeira right now working and people were suntanning this afternoon. The temperatures are very steady there and it´s never really...
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Madeira island is the largest island of the Madeira Archipelago. The island is 57 Km long and 22 KM wide. The highest peak, the Pico Ruivo is 1861 m. The island lays at a distance of 545 KM from the...
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Madeira Island - Sculpted by Gods
One of the greatest tourist attractions of the Island of Madeira lies in its spectacular landscape. Its luxurious vegetation continues to fascinate all those closely drawn to nature. This...
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Madeira - Small archipelago of volcanic orgin.
Madeira is a small archipelago of volcanic origin in the middle of the Atlantic. The weather is mild throughout the year. The landscape is luxuriant, irrigated by cascading streams, while mountain...
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Madeira: spectacular island of tunnels
How to describe this island. Describe shortly and simply? I have the word 'TUNNEL' in my mind. The tunnels of nature. The pathways under the tunnels of trees and bush. The tunnels of flowers on the...
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The plane took off in time and though the flight was 6 hours it went very quickly. We were offered a glass of champagne by the travel agency and I decided to have it, though I usually don’t drink any...
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