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Your Madeira: Islands for all seasons
From your very first glimpse out of the plane window, Madeira makes a dramatic and lasting impression. Watch a spectacular volcanic landscape of cliffs and gullies unfold beneath you. The mountains are covered with ancient forest, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lush and green all year round thanks to the mild subtropical climate, the island’s natural beauty is the setting for man-made treasures too – cutting-edge design hotels, handsome country houses, world-class restaurants and buzzing nightlife await. Throw in the opportunity for adventure, spa facilities and a calendar full of festivals, and you have all the ingredients for the perfect island holiday.
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19 Responses to “Your Madeira: Islands for all seasons”
SubscribeLooks an amazing place.. and looks like there is so much more to do than I ever imagined in Maderia.. !
I have never thought of this as a possible destination, but it looks fantastic. I think a trip for the geology alone is a must!
Wow – it really does tick all of the boxes and so beautiful too.
Thank you for showing Madeira in a new light, I can feel a winter break being booked.
Simply Beautiful..had never thought about going there until now..a truely romantic island
Stunning pictures! Madeira is now on my list of places to visit!
Yeahh, this is the pearl of the Atlantic ! and just 400 km from my favorite year-round resort in the spanish Canary Islands
I would like some advice,we plan to visit Madeira in November & for old times sake wish to have Tea at Reeds Hotel,however I want to know if it is better to take a Taxi & do it on our own or to take the Ships excursion? I wonder what the cost of Taxis from the Port to hotel will be.Can anyone advise
Thank you
Bokkie
@Bokkie, It will not be more than 10 eur the taxi and either way you will be very really welcome. The price for the afternoon tea will be 29 eur per person.
Ulisses Marreiros
General Manager at Reid’s Palace
A Taxi will not be very expensive from teh harbour to Reids Hotel. Take a yellow taxi and they all have meters.
Maybe Euro 5-6 will be the price.
Hi Bokkie – thanks for your question and thanks also to Reids and to Don for helping out. Does that give you the information you need?
WOW! I’ve never been to Madeira and to be honest – it wasn’t really on my travel radar, but these are great videos – and have completely changed my opinion. Who knew Madeira was this cool! It just looks so beautiful. Great site, love the photography, and now I know Easyjet fly there – I can feel a long weekend coming on! What’s Christmas like there?
Hi Andre – Thanks for all your kind comments on the site. Christmas and especially New Year are very special in Madeira – did you know that we have one of the world’s best firework displays over Funchal Harbour on New Year’s Eve? Obviously as it’s warm here all year round you’ll not find a white Christmas, but we reckon we more than make up for it with the beautiful decorated streets, markets and great food and drink.
We like the look of Madeira and my husband and son like to scuba dive, where is the best place to stay and scuba dive nearby.
Hi Nicola,
Thanks for commenting! We’ll put our heads together and come up with the best recommendations.
Hi – whats the weather like in in January / February time?
Hi Katie – the average temperature in January / February in Madeira is around 18C (68F).
My parent’s are born in Madeira and I went recently there during the summer (2011) for 1 month and i absolutely loved it.
Once you go, you’ll want to go back again.
When i saw the views and how gorgeous everything was I cried. Theres nothing like it! Definitely worth visiting
Going back hopefully next summer… oxo
You will find golden sandy beaches in Calheta and Machico, as well as a 9km stretch of golden beach on Porto Santo – a 2 hour ferry ride or 10 minute flight away!