Madeira Holidays

The north coast of Madeira during spring. The north coast of Madeira during spring.
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the west coast of Africa.

Visitors to Madeira come in search of peaceful scenic surroundings in which to enjoy a relaxing holiday. While there are no natural sandy beaches on the island it does have a couple of man-made ones including Calheta Beach located in the south. The island has a vast array of parks and gardens as well as an abundance of walking trails making it popular with nature lovers.

With a year round temperature that doesn’t fall much below 20°C, Madeira is a holiday destination that is not restricted by its seasons. The winter months still see around 5 hours of sunshine daily providing the ideal conditions for European visitors to enjoy a winter sun holiday.

Flights to the island land at Madeira Airport, also known as Funchal Airport, which is located around 9 miles from the capital: Funchal.

Featured Hotels

Canico

Funchal

Machico

Santa Cruz Madeira

Travellers' top tips for places in Madeira Food & Drink
  • Funchal: When in Funchal make sure you try the nice food, the shell fish lapas are a treat!!! felipha
  • Funchal: Visit Olives Restaurant. Very good robtraveller
Shopping
  • Funchal: Blandy's Wine shop Mont Botanical Gardens are good to visit. denny023
  • Funchal: Visit Marina Terrace Restaurant at the harbour and visit the local market. Trips: West Island and catamaran to see dolphins Michelleb2771

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Madeira travel tips from your fellow travellers
  • Funchal: When in Funchal, make sure you go to the old town next to Porto Santa Maria & eat at 'Al Muralha'. Try the 'Espatada' with laurel skewers - fantastic! - by Ncolts
  • Funchal: take trip on the catamaran.( If you get stopped by a time share ask what goodies theyve got for you,we got the £60 catamaran for an hour presenation) - by biggles223
  • Funchal: ride the cables cars, join a boat trip, visit the botanical gardens, try the local dishes - by brownchas
  • Funchal: Get a bus up to MONTE for one Euro and come down by Toboggan. The bus trip up is nearly as exciting as the trip down! - by dwv968
  • Funchal: Make sure you go to Botanical gardens - by pamjones_73