Islands of Portugal Travel Tips
The Islands of Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira Island, offer up a leisurely pace of life, dreamy lagoons, and friendly locals. In other words, they are ideal vacation spots.
Located in the Atlantic, the Azores are made up of nine islands (all of volcanic origin) that vary in size but all offer charming villages and serene environs. Madeira Island is famed for its wine, striking scenery and a New Year's Eve with spectacular fireworks.
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Islands of Portugal Suggested Itineraries
Written by Viator, January 2011
South of Portugal, 320 mi (515 km) off the coast of North Africa, lies one of the jewels of the Portuguese Islands – Madeira. Famous for its wine, it also has year-round mild temperatures and ...
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Exploring the Coast of Funchal
Written by Sasha, March 2013
Funchal is the capital city of sunny, lush Madeira, Portugal’s craggy outpost in the Atlantic, and rises from the sea in a half-moon of red roofs that cling to the hillsides around the bay. The ...
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Madeira has Year Round Sunshine
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, November 2011
If the approaching winter is beginning to scare you, you can always head for Madeira. This island in Portugal sits in the Atlantic Ocean on about the same latitude as Casablanca in Morocco, hence ...
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Monte Palace Tropical Garden on Madeira
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, May 2012
Some places are just magical and this is one of them. Overlooking the Atlantic and the city of Funchal in the Islands of Portugal ,
the Monte Palace and its Tropical Garden are a must-see. This is ...
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