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A quick Google of Madeira and you’ll soon find out the Portuguese island is the birthplace of Real Madrid superstar ­Cristiano Ronaldo. It’s also home to some fabulous flowers, Madeira cake and wine, ...

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Descending into Madeira, I’m not sure what impresses me most: the rugged terrain framed by the Atlantic Ocean or the name gracing the airport, Cristiano Ronaldo. Emerging from the busy building and ...

First came the whoops and shouts, then a dissonant car-horn concerto, the fizzy whistle of fireworks and the rhythmic thump of a distant drum. The supine sunbathers around the pool at the Jardins do ...

The Madeirans love to push the boat out at Christmas and New Year, making this an excellent time to visit. The island's capital, Funchal, boasts thrillingly 3D festive illuminations – waterfalls of ...

Madeira, with its dramatic mountains and hidden valleys bursting with colour, is an utterly charming place to visit. I didn't know much about the Portuguese island before my visit, except that they ...

00:01, Sat, Feb 28, 2015 Updated: 20:49, Fri, Mar 6, 2015 COASTAL WALK Ponta de São Lourenço, a rocky, fi nger-shaped peninsula, marks Madeira's easternmost point. Its undulating landscape, stark ...

Where on earth? Look it up on a map and the first thing you notice is that this once volcanic island is hundreds of miles from anywhere. The largest in the Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic ...