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Holidays Madeira   -   Travel information Madeira.

Municipalities Madeira : Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal, Machico, Ponta do Sol, Porto Moniz, Porto Santo, Ribeira Brava, Santa Cruz, Santana and São Vicente

Madeira Islands : Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island.

Desertas Islands : Deserta Grande Island, Bugio Island and Chão Islet.

Selvagem Islands : Alto islet, Comprido islet, Fora Islet, Norte Islets, Redondo islet, Palheiro do Mar islet, Palheiro da Terra islet, Selvagem Grande Island and Selvagem Pequena Island.

The name Ilha de Madeira means Wooded Isle and it is easy to see why – this beautiful island in the Atlantic is covered by lush forest and beautiful flowers.

Capital City Madeira : Funchal.


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Holiday Homes Madeira / Apartments

Interhome   -   Holiday homes in Madeira
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

  Holiday Rentals

Hotels in Madeira / Pousadas

  Hotels in Madeira   -   Hotel Guide Madeira
Hotels in Funchal, Caniço, Santa Cruz, Porto Moniz, Calheta, São Vicente, Ponta Delgada, Machico, Santo da Serra, Ribeira Brava, Prazeres, Ponta do Sol, and more ...

  Pestana Carlton Madeira *****, Largo António Nobre, 9000-531 Funchal
The Pestana Carlton Madeira is one of the most sophisticated 5-star hotels on the island of Madeira.
The hotel is built on a cliff, on the best location of Funchal, with spectacular views over the bay and the amphitheatre which characterize the city.
Located within 10 minutes walking distance from the city centre, the hotel offers its guests an excellent service, with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, outdoor pools, a solarium area and a landing pier.

  Pousadas   -   lodgings where you can appreciate the traditional regional gastronomy
Dozens of state-run Pousadas, strategically situated in or near major tourist destinations throughout the country, almost invariably offering the most comfortable accommodations and, often, the finest food in the area

Natural Park

  West Natural Park of Madeira
Accompanied by mountain guides, who are experts on the fauna, flora and geological characteristics of the island, you can discover here the beauty of the old footpaths and levadas (irrigation system) that cover the island from mountain to coastline. You can also picnic in hidden beautiful places where you truly are 'at one' with nature.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators  

Travelsphere   
Travelsphere is the UK's No. 1 operator of escorted holidays 

Sovereign Premium Holidays  [ ATOL 230 ]
Flexible Luxury Holidays Madeira. Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

   -   Cheap Holidays & Package Holidays
The island isn't known for its beaches but it is possible to enjoy a cheap package holiday to Madeira full of beach lounging and swimming in the ocean. The most popular beach on the island can be found at Ribeira Brava. The man made stretch of soft sand is a hotspot for holidaymakers keen to inject a dash of seaside fun into their cheap holiday to Madeira.

Thomas Cook

The Adventure Company   -   leading tour operator with over 200 adventure holidays
Adventurecompany.co.uk is the leading specialist of Family Adventure Holidays with infant adventures, teenage departures and single parent holidays.



  Madeira Tourist   -   Island Madeira Information Guide
Gardens & Flowers, Attractions, Big Game Fishing, Boat Trips, Island Tours, Horse Riding, Jeep Safaris, Paragliding, Scuba Diving, Golf, Levada Walks, Mountain Climbing, Mountain Biking, Museums, Funchal Map, Madeira island Map and much more
  Secret Destinations Holidays   -   Madeira & Porto Santo
Off the coast of Africa and north of the Canaries, you can discover the beautiful islands of Madeira and Porto Santo. The scenery is breathtaking wherever you go, be it walking along the old levadas (water canals), golfing, sightseeing, mountaineering, or just relaxing.
There is a vast range of leisure and recreational activities, including many different "festas". Madeira became popular in the eighteenth century and is still a sought after all year round holiday destination.

Travel Guides Madeira / Related books

Travel Guides Madeira  [ amazon.co.uk ]

Madeira (Walk & Eat S.)   -   John Underwood, and Pat Underwood
The guide to Madeira for the last 18 years and a winner of the Thomas Cook Best Travel Guide Award. It really is indispensible if you want to explore the best of the island. The Sunday Times said: 'A remarkable paperback which may have done more than any other to change the way its readers spend their holidays this book single-handedly turned levada-walking into something approaching a craze.' While dedicated hikers will revel in the island's mountainous terrain, walking the 'levada' paths is one of the most popular activities with visitors. Levadas are watercourses that carry rainfall from the mountains to irrigate the cultivated terraces. These watercourses and their adjoining maintenance paths extend for an incredible 2150km/1350mi or more, but even more fascinating is their great variety. The older levadas, built centuries ago, are narrow and plummet steeply downhill from mountainside springs really challenging walking. Their banks are covered with wild flowers, and the water rushes and foams with energy. The newer levadas are wide 'mini-canals' and run horizontally along the island's contours ideal for easy walks. Their flow is stately and serene, and their banks are lovingly planted with agapanthus lilies and hydrangeas. Walking on Madeira is superb all year round . 6 car tours, 100 long and short walks, 27 picnic suggestions Plan of Funchal plus fold-out touring map
Paperback 144 pages (May 15, 2005);  Publisher: Sunflower Books;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1856912779.
Portugal - Rough Guide 
By Mark Ellingham, Graham Kenyon, John Fisher, Jules Brown, Matthew Hancock.
Paperback 640 pages (March 31, 2005);  Publisher: Rough Guides;  Language: English;  ISBN: 184353438X.

Transportation / How do I travel to Madeira

  Funchal Airport   -   ANA-Aeroportos

 
Book cheap flights to Madeira / Funchal at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets Madeira / Bargain Flights 
Cheap flight tickets madeira, Price comparison possible

There are buses for getting around Funchal and the whole island.

  Online Maps [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection Europe   ]


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Why go to Madeira ?

The island of Madeira is lapped by the waters of the gulf stream with warm comfortable summers and mild winters that make it an enchanting holiday destination all year round.
There is a wide range of opportunities to satisfy your leisure requirements. The deep blue Atlantic invites you to go sailing, fishing, water skiing, surfing, diving and of course swimming.

  Funchal   -   Capital City Madeira
Funchal is the capital of the island and has all the advantages of a city by the sea. Visit the 15th Century Cathedral and the many churches; lose yourself in the colours and scents of the Botanical Gardens; shop for Madeira wine and wicker goods and enjoy fresh fish dishes in restaurants overlooking the Atlantic.

  Calheta
  Câmara de Lobos
  Machico
  Ponta do Sol
  Porto Moniz
  Porto Santo
  Ribeira Brava
  Santa Cruz
  Santana
  São Vicente

  Caves of São Vicente
  Madeira Cable Car
  Paul do Mar
The village is located on the south coast of Madeira Island, right on the water's edge and is spectacularly located with a mountain backdrop [ imagine the fresh and unpolluted air! ].

Cuisine  -  Madeira recipes

  Virtual Portugal  -  Eating & Drinking in Portugal
Fish and Crustaceans; Meat, fowl and game; Cheeses; Desserts; Wines of Portugal [ a wealthy in good wines and, apart from the unique Port and Madeira - see map ]; Eating & Drinking places directories
Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters: Recipes from Angola, Azores, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Goa, Guinea Bissau, Macau, Madeira, Malacca, Mozambique, Portugal, and Sao Tome and Principe 
Cherie Hamilton
In the 16th century, Portuguese navigators circumvented the globe, conquering new lands to build one of history's largest empires, and at the same time carrying and introducing crops, food products and a variety of culinary cultures to all corners of the earth. This fascinating collection of 225 authentic recipes is the first cookbook to encompass the entire Portuguese-speaking world and explains how Portugal and its former colonies influenced each other's culinary traditions.
Hardcover 260 pages (January 1, 2001);  Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc.;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0781808316

Film / Movie

  Fado, Historia d'uma Cantadeira [1947] - Regie Perdigao Queiroga
Melodrama about a singer [ her love for Julio  -  a simple giutar player is hindering her singing career ]. Lots of music and singing. Leading role: Amalia Rodrigues. See MDB

History of Madeira

  Madeira's history   -   see Wikipedia

Music & Culture

  Agenda Cultural Nacional
  Instituto Camoes   -   Portuguese Cultural Center
  Music Museum
The Music Museum is an institution under the Portuguese Institute of Museums (Instituto Português de Museus ), in which one of the richest instrument collections in Europe is housed, along with documents, an iconography collection and sound archive.
  Portugese Cinema

  MP3's   -   Portuguese Music

Web Portals / Directories

  Madeira Tourist   -   Island Madeira Information Guide
Gardens & Flowers, Attractions, Big Game Fishing, Boat Trips, Island Tours, Horse Riding, Jeep Safaris, Paragliding, Scuba Diving, Golf, Levada Walks, Mountain Climbing, Mountain Biking, Museums, Funchal Map, Madeira island Map and much more
  Madeira-live  -  pictures, virtual walk on Madeira

  Yellow Pages   -   English / Portuguese
  Telephone Guide   -   English / Portuguese


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