Last day in madeira

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May 7th 2023
7th May Sadly our last day. We watched the Coronation on the TV yesterday with Sky News. Loved every minute of it. We’ve not ventured far today, around our hotel there is always something to enjoy whether it be watching the cruise ships come in and out of port, the daily ferry that goes to Porto Santo or the little sailboats and sailboarders. We will miss our little walk ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Madeira » Funchal

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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