One of the greatest tourist attractions of the Island of Madeira lies in its spectacular landscape. Its luxurious vegetation continues to fascinate all those closely drawn to nature.
This archipelago, included in the bio-geographic region of Macaronesia, retains a natural heritage of great scientific value, distinguished by UNESCO as World Natural Heritage.
What are Levadas?
Fighting against the geography of the island, its early settlers managed to build terraces, which go up from the sea to the sierra, and the famous "levadas", an irrigation system of mini-canals. This is a monumental achievement worthy of admiration.
Uncover Madeira's outstanding natural world, which holds one of the oldest forests in the world, superb landscaped gardens, lush mountains and green cultivated valleys that cover the whole island.
The Desertas Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Desertas), are a small archipelago that stands to the south east of the island of Madeira, the whole chain located roughly between the Azores and the Canary Islands.
The Savage Islands (in Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens) form a small archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean roughly midway between Madeira Island and the Canary Islands. The archipelago is comprised of two islands and several islets. These islands is considered the extreme southern region of Portugal.
