The people are
lovely and friendly. They are rather reserved and very polite but if you
are respectful you will soon fall in love with them.
The
temperature is around a constant 74 degrees Fahrenheit day or night,
spring or summer. Madeira has its own sub tropical climate and is always
pleasantly warm.
If you pick your time of year to visit accordingly you will not experience too much rain, if any.
Tourists
tend to be a little older. You will not find your hotel swamped by
young children or lager louts. Families visiting though are always
welcomed with open arms.... More
Funchal the island's capital
Madeira: Definitely foreign but with a British feel
_The
Island of Madeira is situated in the Atlantic Ocean. It is Portuguese
and lies above the Canary Islands, below the Azores and off the North
West coast of Africa. The Island's capital is Funchal, which is also the
name of the Island's modern airport. This airport is not actually
located in Funchal though but is on the eastern side of the Island. ....more
The Gardens of Monte Palace
_The islands of Madeira
are situated of the North West Coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean
and are Portuguese. They lie above the Canary Islands but below the
Azores. Traditionally these are a holiday destination for older
holidaymakers. Typically the age of those holidaying on Madeira is fifty
plus. When we visited a couple of years ago we were just the right age
but that was not why we chose to visit.
WHY MADEIRA?
Madeira is known as a floating garden. This is because of its
sub-tropical climate. We had read that it was beautiful Island, had
little if any trouble, More
