Madeira Island. Attractions, which are admired by all tourists

In the Atlantic Ocean, in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, the most beautiful island of Madeira, belonging to Portugal, stretches. Due to its pristine beauty and mild climate, it is called the island of eternal spring. It is not surprising that this island is one of the most popular all-the-year-round places of rest. Here you can not only have a great rest, but also to see unforgettable landscapes of mountain ranges with abundant vegetation. A real luxurious garden with a huge variety of flowers - this is also Madeira. The sights of this heavenly corner of the globe are, first of all, nature itself: massive black cliffs, mysterious gorges, banana groves, impenetrable forests. Near the island the sea is so deep that whales can safely sail almost to the shore.

Funchal is the capital of Madeira. The city is located on the coast. There are many interesting places and structures here. The first thing that catches your eye is the amazing streets paved with paving stones. In the city there are many fountains, and the square will please visitors of the city with unique monuments. The first thing to be inspected is the historical center of the capital of the island of Madeira. The sights of this mysterious place can be gathered in a single list, and the first among them will be the ancient French monastery, built in the 16th century. However, now it produces the most famous wine. Guests of the island will be able not only to get acquainted with the technology of production, but also taste the famous drink.

What else will surprise the island of Madeira? Sights here can be found literally everywhere. Here, for example, the defensive fortress of Castello de Pico. In this building there is now a museum and a gendarmerie. Among other architectural structures it is necessary to note the palace of St. Lawrence. To diversify the inspection of buildings and structures will help to trek through museums, which are quite numerous here. The most popular is the Museum of Natural Science. Interest in tourists and the Museum of Art.

After visiting the capital, guests, as a rule, go to the inspection of other settlements located on the territory of the island of Madeira. Attractions that deserve attention are in almost every one of them. The most popular place is the fishing village of Camara de Lobos. This is a picturesque village with colorful boats, on which you can carry out a fascinating walk. It is here that there are restaurants and bars dedicated to the politician U.Cherchill. No less popular village is the Curral-dash-Freyrash. It is located in the crater of a long extinct volcano. Here stands the convent of St. Clara, built in the 16th century. It will be interesting to visit the village of Santana with its triangular houses with thatched roofs.

But this is not all, interesting island of Madeira, whose attractions include unique natural pools with frozen volcanic lava. They concentrated in the city of Porto Moniz, which is located 75 kilometers from the capital. In addition, tourists try to visit the steep cliff of Cape Giraud, considered the second largest in the world. And in the valley of the Nuns every year on September 1 there is a festival of chestnuts.

Attractions of Madeira Island include gardens, which are quite numerous here. For example, on the top of Monto stretches a magnificent tropical garden. Noteworthy and botanical garden, where a unique collection of exotic plants is collected, as well as a museum of nature. Especially popular among tourists is the orchid garden with rare specimens. Once in Sao Gonzalo, do not forget to visit the park of the Dragon Trees.