Cities of the World Madeira Portugal
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Madeira - a part of Portugal - is an island near the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. Theisland has a mild climate and its main assets are its legendary flowers and natural beauties.Madeira’s name is strongly connected with the wine and a handcraft of the same name. In thecenter of the Wine Company we can taste and buy this fantastic drink as well as take a look atits history. In the mountain village of Monte lies the last Habsburg royalty, and this is the placewhere the famous toboggan sleds can be seen. Camacha is famous of its basket makers whileMoniz of its cave spa. In Santana the tourists can see many thatched houses so characteristicof the island. The 1800 meters high mountains and the lush flora offer recreation for thehikers, mountaineers, parachutists and bikers. Beside the levadas - watering canals - we canwalk through Madeira among the banana plantations, vineyards, sugar cane fields, eucalyptusand laurel forests. The landscape is full of volcanic stones, basalt rocks, deep gorges, blacksandedbeaches and mountaintops hardly visible in the mist. The capital, Funchal, which isfamous of its busy cultural life, we can take a look at the copy of the ship of Columbus…Camara de LobosSao VicenteMonizPico Areiro/RuivoSantanaCamachaMonteFunchalMadeira wineFunchal at nightCasino
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