Located only 3 or 4 hours from most European capitals, Madeira Island remains Europe’s most beautiful sub-tropical paradise which extends an invitation to visitors for just a weekend or a deliciously longer stay.
As an echo to the past, many people now arrive by ship as Funchal is a favoured port on the Atlantic Ocean cruising routes.
Over the last decade Madeira Island has seen a smooth migration of tourism out of Funchal and into the rural districts of the island.
Levada walking, canyoning, surfing, deep seafishing, and mountaineering are some of the many reasons that people now visit the island.
What they all have in common is that with its very low ratio of tourists to local population, they have a chance visit an island that lives and breathes another life other than being totally in thrall to the tourist Euro.
The pleasant soothing colours that invade the senses are the luxurious tones of rich green set against an azure Atlantic ocean - this truly is where Europe meets with the Tropics.