The island of Madeira and Puerto Santo are two manifestations of originality of Nature in the middle of the ocean. In Madeira, blend high mountains and dense forests with gardens manicured, ingenious tunnels and panoramic lifts. In Porto Santo is the landscape flattens and extend miles of sandy beaches.
The temperature is another ally of the success of tourism in the Madeira archipelago: 23 degrees maximum and 15 minimum all year round in the air, and water, ranges from 22 degrees in summer and 18 in winter.
At first glance, there's no avoiding the shock to the charm of Funchal. shaped natural amphitheater, the cosmopolitan "capital" of Madeira rises from the coast to about 1200 meters altitude framed by the deep blue Atlantic Ocean and the fusion of green.
Visit a sugar mill in Calheta and go to Cape Girão, the highest promontory of Europe . Climb above the clouds in Paul da Serra, where the snow comes to cover the almost lunar landscape, in the depths of winter. Follow the walk taken by, surrounded by Forest Laurisilva, distinguished as a World Natural Heritage by UNESCO.
The attractive natural pools of Porto Moniz volcanic rocks are to the north. Admire the waterfall known as the Bride's Veil, the Caves of Saint Vincent and the typical houses of Santana and bring a piece of wicker of the parish of Camacha in Santa Cruz.
But the Porto Santo presents us with nine kilometers of golden sands and thin, with recognized therapeutic properties, bathed in a sea of pleasant temperature all year round. If you are restless, there are footpaths and on wheels for all tastes, tennis, golf and water sports.
For a good time in Madeira Island there are several options for staying, including advise: the old Haystack House Hotel , Hotel Vila Gale Santa Cruz Hotel and Pestana Porto Santo .
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