Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

% Mercado dos Lavradores,
Funchal
The Farmers’ Market is a bustling
medley of colourful stalls positively
bursting with exotic fruits,
scented flowers and examples of
local crafts (see pp18–19).
* Monte
Escape to a romantic
world of gardens, teahouses
and cobbled walks,
home to Emperor Charles I
in exile. Afterwards, return
to the capital on the exhilarating
Monte toboggan
run (see pp26–7).
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Jardim
Botânico,
Funchal
The Botanical Gardens
are a showcase for all
the plants that thrive
in the island’s warm
and humid climate,
from jungle orchids to
bristling cacti
(see pp20–23).
Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
& Two hundred years of cultivation
have produced this magnificent allseasons
garden where the flowers of
the world combine with the English
flair for garden design (see pp24–5).
( Curral das Freiras
During pirate attacks,
the nuns of Santa Clara
took refuge in this hidden
green valley encircled by
sheer cliffs – a place of
breathtaking scenic
beauty (see pp30–31).
) Pico do Arieiro
Feel on top of the world as you
view the ridges and ravines of the
island’s mountainous interior from
the summit of Madeira’s third
highest peak (1,818 m; 5,965 ft)
(see pp32–3).
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