Botanical Gardens Madeira

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May 2nd 2023
2nd May We get some beautiful skies in the morning and today was a very pretty pink one. Another hot & sunny day ahead. Benita and I set off early to visit the Botanical Gardens. Located at about three miles above the town center of Funchal, this park was inaugurated in 1960 on the grounds of Quinta do Bom Sucesso, previously owned by the Reid´s family. The “Jardim Botân ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more