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Madeira

A Suggested Guide for Visiting Funchal

2014-11-13 by Argo Contributor

Jardin à madere © Zotharingia

The island of Madeira is best reached through its capital of Funchal. This city has just over 100,000 inhabitants, large enough to get lost in, diverse enough not to get bored of. Funchal boasts of two main personalities: Cristiano Ronaldo – footballer born in the suburbs of Funchal and Charles – the last King of Hungary/last Emperor of Austria, who is buried at the Monte Church.

Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Funchal, Funchal attractions, Madeira, Madeira travel, portugal, Portugal travel

Madeira To Feature as Luxury Destination with Jet2Holidays

2011-09-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jet2Stars Madeira holidays

The Portuguese island of Madeira is set to be featured as a luxury destination in a new brochure launched by Jet2Holidays for its 2012 Indulgent Escapes selection.

Tags: family escapes, Funchal, Indulgent Escapes collection, Indulgent Escapes selection, Jet2Holidays, luxury destination, Madeira, Portuguese island, Spa holidays, spas, Steve Heapy

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