The capital of the archipelago is on Madeira’s south coast, in a beautiful bay washed by the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by tall, green mountains and deep valleys.(more)

Caniço is an important tourist centre about 10 km from the Madeiran capital. It has the typical hustle and bustle of a small town and the seaside area in Caniço de Baixo is a real holiday resort.(more)

On Madeira’s east coast each place has its own, different landscape. Here we can find scenery ranging from the lonely aridness of Ponta de São Lourenço in Caniçal to the tall, verdant summits of Machico and Santo da Serra.(more)

The west coast is the sunniest part of Madeira. Washed by the warm, limpid sea, most places have attractive bathing areas tempting you in for a swim. Surfers will find some of the best waves in Europe at the beaches of Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar.(more)

Untouched nature is the main feature of Madeira’s north coast. Here we find high mountains and deep valleys full of a wide variety of fauna and flora belonging to the Laurissilva Forest, a relic of bygone ages that has been declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. The best ways of getting to know the north coast include rambling through the forest, enjoying the landscapes that seem to plunge into the sea or cooling down in the natural swimming pools.(more)

Just a short distance away from Madeira is one of the most beautiful, paradisiacal islands in the world, Porto Santo! It is very different from Madeira in spite of the fact that it is so close. Nine kilometres of beach washed by a calm, limpid, deep-blue sea are its main attraction. It is known as the “golden isle”, because of its arid landscape full of warm shades of brown and yellow.(more)