Weekend in Madeira
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Funchal ?
The map of your stay "Weekend in Madeira"
Detail of the stay : Weekend in Madeira
How to get there - Funchal
Arrival in Funchal
Steps: Funchal
After a visit to the city of Funchal in the morning, a walk in the forest. Madeira has the largest area of Laurissilva Forest in the world (the name given to this type of subtropical rainforest), which occupies about 15,000 hectares located mainly on the north coast of the island. Because of its biological specificity, its diversity of endemic species and its good state of conservation, the Laurissilva Forest of Madeira was included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list in 1999.
Discovering protected areas
Steps: Vila Baleira
The archipelago has many protected areas such as the Madeira Natural Park, Partial Nature Reserve of Garajau, Nature Reserve of Sítio da Rocha do Navio and the network of marine protected areas of Porto Santo. The Madeira Natural Park occupies about two thirds of the island's territory and includes, in addition to the laurel forest, the Point of São Lourenço, the exotic forest, the mountainous massif and large rural areas, with different protection statuses. Apart from the beauty of the place and the richness of the natural heritage, there is an atmosphere as exotic as it is mysterious. To recharge your batteries, cut your ties, make a mini retreat, or simply share moments of contemplation, the place is magical
Places of interest : PRAIA DO PORTO SANTO
