Madeiran cuisine is nothing like mainland Portugal. Sure, you get your share of seafood (you’re surrounded by the Atlantic ...

10 Best Things About Madeira. Story by Marcel Kuhn, M.Sc. ... The view from the top showcases a panoramic vista of the island, making the journey up there all the more rewarding. 2.

Madeira Botanical Gardens: Explore an impressively diverse array of colourful floral displays - and make sure to head to the western edge of the gardens for amazing views across Funchal Bay.

Four wheels. Some 75% of Madeira’s approximate 270,000 permanent residents live in the south of the main island, and the ratio holds too for the 1 million or so visitors who arrive throughout ...

The best things to see and do. I’d recommend our half-day tour to the Valley of the Nuns – a pocket of farmland producing cherries, chestnuts and the grapes for Madeira’s famous sweet wine ...

There is no script to a night out on the island, but if there’s a festival in town, you bet that’s where the crowds will gather. But there are spots open throughout the year where you can ...

Best of all, grab a place in a boat out in the bay: several local cruise companies, including birding and dolphin-watching experts Madeira Wind Birds (00 351 917 777 441; www.madeirawindbirds.com ...

Madeiran cuisine is nothing like mainland Portugal. Sure, you get your share of seafood (you’re surrounded by the Atlantic after all), but there’s also a big craze for meat – just look at ...