Thursday, November 26, 2009

Guidebook of Madeira

To travel to Madeira is one of the most impressive experiences that we can find for ours holidays in Portugal. It is a question of an island in which it is possible to enjoy his beautiful sceneries, his beaches, the big variety of his flora and his fauna and the spirit of his nations. Undoubtedly, a visit that is worth doing.

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How to come

To come to the island of Madeira, we have two possibilities:

  • In plane: the island has airport, for what there is no problem in coming up to her in this transport way. In fact, Lisbon and Funchal have direct connection, and there are flights that come from the peninsula up to the island without problems.
  • In ferry: in addition to which it receives the visit of ships of cruises, Madeira is also accessible in ferry.
What to see in Madeira

Of course, what we cannot allow visiting is Funchal, his capital. His steep streets are one of his signs of identity. In the historical nucleus of the city, in which there are imposing mansions of the XVIIIth century, they emphasize also governmental buildings. I know it and the Praça do Municipality with Câmara Municipal (that has courtyard and museum, an interesting visit) there are two of the most out-standing stops. The sports port is a place that he is worth visiting, topcoat his cutwater. Also, we can aprevechar to eat something in his seafood restaurants.

The Toboggan of Mount is an interesting tourist destination. The visitors raise in a wicker basket with a wooden support four kilometers that exist from the church of the Mount up to Funchal.

Brave Ribeira (in which we can visit São Bento, one of the churches that are better preserved in the whole island) and Ponta do Sun are two beautiful tourist localities placed on the South coast.

I carry Moniz it has a few natural swimming pools between the rocks, really impressive and that is worth knowing. Of equal form, to cover the Seixal highway to São Vicente offers us the opportunity to contemplate fascinating cliffs, tunnels and beautiful cascades.

And a curiosity: in Santana there can be seen his triangular houses constructed on a base of two beams in triangular form, which have his origin in the XVIth century.

Where to stay?

Madeira is a quite well-known tourist destination, as what it has an interesting and quite wide hotel offer. One of the advantages of which beech such variety is that we can find all kinds of accommodations, from more shot off hotels of price up to cheap hotels and cheaper hotels, so that you choose yourself according to your budget.

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