History of Madeira Botanical Garden – Funchal Madeira Island is a spectacular and smallish island famed for its balmy climate and for its wonderful and renowned gardens. We already presented the Monte Palace Tropical Gardens (here) in an earlier post. This time we will talk about the Madeira Botanical Garden. The Madeira Botanical Garden (Jardim …
Cristiano Ronaldo – Part Three Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese Legend and a professional football player. He has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid and plays for Juventus and Portugal. He was born on the sub-tropical island of Madeira. Along with Lionel Messi, even if CR7 will not like this sentence, he is regularly …
How to get by in Madeira (and Portugal) So now you’ve booked your flights, your rental car and your holiday casa. And that’s great, you’ve completed the first steps toward an amazing holiday, but you have no idea how to speak Portuguese. Don’t, worry, we got you covered. Starting with the basics – Greetings English …
The rainforest destination you’ve been missing out on: Madeira a fertile island off the northwest coast of Africa Cloud Milking Cloud milking, scientifically known as occult precipitation or cloud water is precipitation that cannot be measured with a standard rain gauge. It is, for example, the condensation of mist and fog on foliage. The vegetation …
Fortaleza do Pico, Funchal The Fort of Saint John the Baptist, also known as Peak Fort or Fortaleza do Pico, stands high above Funchal at approximately 110 meters in altitude. Hence it is easy to spot in the Funchaleze landscape but taxing to reach. Construction The exact starting date for the construction is no known. …
Nuns’ Valley The mountainous interior of Madeira Island is home to Curral das Freiras, a parish belonging to the municipality of Camara de Lobos. It is geographically isolated from other localities by natural cliff, peak and formations. Curral das Freiras was initially only reached with great difficulty. Only lone shepherds and their herds or slaves …
New Year’s on Madeira Madeira just won the first prize as the Best Destination to celebrate the New Year. The runners up are London followed by Berlin. This first prize was awarded by the European Best Destinations (EBD). European Best Destinations is a Brussels based organization dedicated to tourism and the promotion of culture. “We …
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Lapinhas Lapinhas or Nativity Scenes are part of Madeira’s Christmas traditions. If you are fond of extensive Christmas celebrations, Madeira, definitely, is the place to be. Celebrations last for an entire month and are the highlight of the year for the locals and tourists alike. You can read about the happenings taking place in December …
Wines Madeira Island is famous for its fortified wines which win many prizes year after year. The island is unfortunately much less known for its table wines. So when a wine – Terra Bona Family Harvest – produced in Madeira, on top of that on the North Coast of Madeira in Boaventura wins a prize, we …
