Madeira is a tropical archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal. The archipelago is made up of two populated islands, Madeira and Porto Santo, and several unpopulated rocks.
Known worldwide as the Islands of eternal Spring, Madeira as one of the best climates in the world with mild climate throughout the entire year.
Madeira island is 310 miles from the African coast and 620 miles from the European continent, only 1h 30mn flight from mainland Portugal and about 3h from all the main countries in Europe.
Official Madeira Tourism Board website
Cities
Understand
Madeira Islands are just a short trip from Europe, to a destination where you can combine holidays on the beach, in the mountains or in the city.
Discovered early in the 15th century by the Portuguese navigators João Gonçalves Zarco, Tristão Vaz Teixeira and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, Madeira is an "Autonomous Region" of Portugal.
Get in
By plane
Flights arrive in Madeira International Airport (formerly know as Santa Catarina Airport), about 30 minutes from Funchal. The island of Porto Santo's airport is just a 15 minute flight from Madeira International Airport.
Madeira International Airport Codes: LPMA or FNC
The following Airline companies fly regularly to Madeira International Aiport: TAP Portugal , Portugália , SATA , British Airways , Lufthansa , Austrian Airlines , Air France , First Choice Airways , Thompson , LTU , Thomas Cook , Condor , Niki , SAS , Sterling , Transavia , My Travel , Binter.
By boat
Get around
Talk
While English is more common than in Portugal, people will always appreciate it if you try and learn a few words of Portuguese.
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