Discover how to spend a short break in Madeira - Getty Madeira is no longer a destination for retirees alone, its diverse scenery mixing mountains, striking natural pools and forest trails are ...

Azores Airline Airbus A321 LR. The Portuguese carrier began providing non-stop transatlantic service from New York (JFK) to Portugal's Madeira Island in November 2021. The signers of the Declaration ...

After three months exploring mainland Portugal in an RV—from Porto and the Douro Valley to Nazaré, Lagos, and the ...

Feet propped on a balcony rail, I'm gazing at a small vineyard lined with palms, then out over the edge of a thousand-foot seacliff. And on the far Atlantic horizon, a sudden apparition: probing ...

I'm sitting in a glorified basket, careening down highly glossed roads, trying to enjoy the stunning scenery I'm surrounded by but laughing too hard to fully appreciate it. To be fair, the scenery can ...

To answer the last question first: no. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its own eponymous appellation of fortified wine. The where (and the what): Madeira is a ...

On my right, Jurassic fern fronds and violet morning glories cascade over a steep cliff. I can hear the crystalline water smashing into the craggy shore hundreds of feet below. To my left, lime-green ...

It’s election week on Madeira, early October 2025, and the Portuguese island’s customarily chill vibe is being pierced by boisterous, pop-up political rallies. PA systems straight outta Glastonbury ...

In some respects, Madeira has transformed within a generation. Located in the subtropical waters off northwest Africa, the Portuguese autonomous region was gifted a network of long-awaited highways ...

The name "Madeira" stems from the Portuguese word meaning "wood". Mainland Portugal is home to a wealth of spectacular destinations—Lisbon, Porto, and the Douro Valley, to name a few—but one of the ...