Madeira (the archipelago consisting of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, as well as uninhabited islands) is located about 700 km west of the African coast and 1000 km south of Portugal..The style of relaxation here is "full relaxation" surrounded by wonderful nature, beauty and silence..There are no beaches on the island, but there are balneological centers near the ocean and special stairs to the ocean..Here expanse for lovers of fishing and hunting (from September to December), golf and trekking, windsurfing and diving .Very popular is the "hunting" for tuna and dwarf shark, tennis and horse riding .Local restaurants offer the world-famous original Madeira and delight with excellent cuisine, but still the most important thing on Madeira is nature and extraordinarily clean air . The main resorts of the archipelago: Funchal and the island of Porto Santo.

Practically in all "five-stars" there are salons of thalassotherapy. Prices are European.

Contents

  • 1 How to call
  • 2 How to get
    • 2.1 Search flights to Funchal (nearest to Madeira)
  • 3 Beaches of Madeira
  • 4 Madeira's cuisine and restaurants
  • 5 The climate of Madeira is
  • 6 Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing
    • 6.1 Madeira Archipelago

How to call

To Funchal: 8-10-351-291-phone number is

How to get

Flight to Lisbon with KrasAir, then fly to Funchal by local airlines (internal flight duration - 1 hour 40 minutes). In addition, there are flights to Funchal with docking in Vienna (Austrian Airlines) and London (a joint flight of Aeroflot and TAP).

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  • How to get from Madeira Airport to the hotel? $

Search flights to Funchal (nearest to Madeira)

Beaches of Madeira

On the island there are no rocky beaches and beaches as such. They are replaced by spacious pools with sea water, available at every hotel, as well as pebble beaches, similar to the Crimean.

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Madeira's cuisine and restaurants

In Madeira, an abundance of tropical fruits (bananas, passion fruit, mango, avocado, papaya, pineapples, oranges and grapes) and a rich selection of fresh fish, crabs, shellfish. In restaurants, the famous skewers are served on skewers of laurel wood.

Map of Madeira
All table wines in Portugal are dry. There is a "green" (young) wine that is well drunk very cold with seafood. The local invention, Madera, as well as port wine, is known all over the world. This fortified wine is 19-20 °, which is not drunk with food, but is used as an aperitif or after a meal.

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The climate of Madeira is

Average monthly temperature, ° C
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
in the daytime + 17 + 17 + 18 + 18 + 20 + 22 + 23 + 25 + 24 + 22 + 20 + 18
night + 14 + 13 + 14 + 14 + 15 + 17 + 19 + 20 + 20 + 18 + 16 + 15
of water + 17 + 17 + 19 + 19 + 21 + 21 + 23 + 23 + 22 + 22 + 20 + 20

The average annual air temperature ranges from +20 .. + 23 ° C in winter and +26 .. + 28 ° C in summer, the temperature of sea water ranges from +18 ° C to +25 ° C. From May to mid-January, you can swim and sunbathe perfectly. The coldest (of course, conditionally) period is from February to April.

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Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing

Cabo Girao, one of the highest sea mountains (590 m above sea level), Jardim Botanico Funchal Botanical Garden, Sao Vicente volcanic caves, Jardim do Monte Palace Gardens, Orchid Garden of Jardim Orquídea.

Madeira is a beautiful island in the Atlantic Ocean.

Porto Monige (whole day) ~ 80 EUR, half day cruise ~ 25 EUR, fishing (half day) ~ 1000 EUR for the whole ship, dinner at Montagna restaurant, located in the mountains ~ 40 EUR.

In Madeira, the deep sea begins immediately offshore, so fishing can begin 10 minutes after leaving the port.

Great opportunities for various sports - from paragliding, rock climbing and mountain biking to horse riding and tennis. The large water sport center of Madeira is popular among lovers of water skiing, surfing, scuba diving and fishing (local waters are rich in different types of fish).

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