Madeira

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Madeira is a tropical archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, but technically part of Portugal. The archipelago is made up of two populated islands, Madeira and Porto Santo, and several unpopulated rocks.

Contents 1 Cities 2 Understand 3 Get in 3.1 By plane 3.2 By boat 4 Get around 5 Talk 6 See 7 Do 8 Learn 9 Work 10 Buy 11 Eat 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Drink 13 Sleep 13.1 Budget 13.2 Mid-range 13.3 Splurge 14 Contact 15 Stay safe 16 External links

Cities

• Funchal -- capital city of Madeira and home to tourist resorts and local color.
• Santa Cruz
• Machico
• Santana
• Camara de Lobos
• Porto Santo
• Ribeira Brava

Understand

Get in

By plane

Flights arrive in Madeira International Airport (formerly know as Santa Catarina Airport), about 30 minutes from Funchal. The island of Porto Santo's airport is just a 15 minute flight from Madeira International Airport.

Madeira International Airport Codes: LPMA or FNC

By boat

There is a car ferry between Porto Santo and Madeira, two hours one way.

Get around

• Buses Recommended to get a 7 days bus ticket, access to all Funchal City routes, 15.00 EUR
• Taxis
• Car rental Renting a car is a great way to see the island. All European rules of the road apply in Madeira. Roads outside of Funchal can be windy and steep and gas stations rare.

Talk

While English is more common than in Portugal, people will always appreciate it if you try and learn a few words of Portuguese.

See

• Levadas -- An impressive system of aqueducts built in the 1900s to bring water from the mountains to cropland.
• Jardim Botânico -- Funchal Botanical garden
• Jardim do Monte Palace -- Magnificent gardens of the former Monte Palace hotel
• Jardim Orquídea - Orchid garden

Do

• Sailing

• Snorkeling -- Porto Santo Sub

• Scuba diving

• Hiking

• Surfing -- The Atlantic offers waves for moderate to experienced surfers.

• Bird Watching -- Madeira Wind Birds

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

For budget sleeping use Madeira Villas 30-100 Euros

Mid-range

• All Madeira Hotels direct contacts
• All Madeira Travel Agents direct contacts

Splurge

• Reid's Palace - lovely old five-star where Winston Churchill used to stay!
• Savoy & Royal Savoy - Reid's rival hotel complex, consists of the old Savoy hotel and new, contemporary Royal Savoy

Contact

Stay safe

Emergency Service telephone number is 112

External links

• Madeira Tourism Official Site
• Ferry Service Funchal-Porto Santo
• Madeira and Porto Santo Guides

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