10575 - (Sleeps 4)
This charming, traditional, stone-built house is located on the hillside of Estreito de Camara de Lobos (2km), an agricultural region well known...
4625 - (Sleeps 4)
Ten minutes from Funchal is a villa area called Garajau. This is named after the sea bird, terns, which in formal days...
13531 - (Sleeps 6)
The house is decorated in a variety of styles including traditional Madeiran, urban and rustic. Apart from those decorated in the style...
Madeira, known originally to the Romans as the Purple Islands, was rediscovered (accidentally[citation needed]) by Portuguese sailors and settled by Portugal in 1418. It is a popular year-round resort, famed worldwide for its Madeira wine, a perfect climate, striking scenery, flowers, embroidery artisans, and New Years' Eve celebrations with a spectacular fireworks show.
The Autonomous Region of Madeira is composed by Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas Islands and Selvagens Islands.
Funchal, the capital of Madeira Island, is on the south coast of the principal island, in 32°37.75′N 16°55.3′W. Other main cities are: Porto Santo Town also known as Vila Baleira, Ribeira Brava, Machico, Câmara de Lobos, Santa Cruz, Caniço, Ponta do Sol and Calheta.
The archipelago lies about 360 miles from the coast of Africa, 535 miles from Lisbon, 240 from Tenerife, and 480 from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores.
Madeira Island is the largest island of the group with 741 km², has a length of 30 geographical miles (57 km), an extreme breadth of 13 miles (22 km), and a coastline of 80 or 90 miles. Its longer axis lies east and west, in which direction it is traversed by a mountain chain, the backbone of the island, having a mean altitude of 4000 feet (1220 metres), from which many deep ravines radiate outward to the coast. The highest point on the island is Pico Ruivo, at 1862 meters (6107 feet)[1].
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