Madeira Holidays

It’s time to slip off your socks and tread grapes. This festival is held all over Madeira, and is staggered – perhaps...

Ponta do Sol means ‘Sun Point’, which says it all really. Just 30 minutes up the coast from Câmara de Lobos, this...

If you’re craving the soft stuff, catch the early-morning ferry to the neighbouring island of Porto Santo. In just over...

One of the most popular places to spend a day in Madeira is the Ponta Gorda Lido. It’s home to a couple of saltwater...

Madeira attracts a whole host of whales. Every kind of species from fin, sei and sperm, to pilot, beaked and humpback,...

Holidaymakers aren’t the only ones drawn to Madeira’s warm waters. Whales and dolphins enjoy a trip to this part of the...

Head to the island’s north coast and you’ll find the picturesque town of Sao Vicente. Its cobbled streets and town...

True to its nickname – the Floating Garden – Madeira has its fair share of parks and gardens. But this one in Funchal...

This beach is tucked at the end of a river valley on the western side of Madeira, where the waves roll in from the...

Volcanic stalactites, lava drips and an underground lake might sound like the perfect hideout for Gollum. But they’re...

Split in to four multimedia pavilions, including ‘Discovery of the Islands’, ‘Future of the Earth’, ‘The Fantastic...

This place is packed with creatures from all over the Madeira archipelago. All sorts of stuffed animals fill the museum...

This pebble bay is Madeira’s most photogenic beach – so much so, Winston Churchill set up his easel here back in the...

Praia Formosa – just outside Funchal – translates as ‘beautiful beach’. And it’s a fitting title, when you consider its...

This is a museum – but not as you know it. This hands-on show in Funchal takes you on a virtual journey through 14...

Think museums are boring and all ‘look but don’t touch’? Not Madeira’s Story Museum in Funchal. Here you can sniff...