BY Thisismadeiraisland
If you want to see what comfort food looks like in Madeira, O Casco is definitely the place to go. Lunch, dinner – or simply a snack – everything will be cooked to-order at any time of the day. Be sure to try one of the many varieties of bolo do caco. Useful Information: Opening […]
BY Thisismadeiraisland
As Vides is a restaurant praised by locals as one of the best traditional restaurants in Madeira. Forget your diet for one day and prepare yourself to try the island’s characteristically long, flavourful beef skewers and the most iconic Madeiran delicacy, the buttery bolo do caco. Useful Information: Address: Rau da Achada 17, Câmara De Lobos, Madeira Opening hours: Sun–Sat 12pm–4pm, […]
BY Thisismadeiraisland
Madeirans no longer live in small triangular houses as shown in postcards, but you can still find a few ones in Santana. As a tourist, you will enjoy a small village of restored houses now used as shops and the tourism office of Santana. While strolling, you will see a few houses of that kind in the north […]
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From the historic point of view this is probably the most interesting town on the island, as Machico was the landing point of the discoverers of Madeira. This peculiar corner of the island boasts Madeira’s oldest church, the ‘Capela dos Milagres’, and two forts still bear witness of the locals’ defence against the many pirate attacks […]
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Walking along the levadas is one of the main tourist attractions of Madeira Island, offering a unique and unforgettable experience, with magnificent views and in direct contact with an extraordinarily pure nature. But do you know the origin of these paths? The “levadas” are channels of water with a gentle slope originally created to transport the […]
