Why visit Madeira???
Accomodation - Hotels, Apartments, Quintas (Manor houses), Country Houses, Inns.
Beverages - Madeira wine, red and white table wine, poncha, cider, liquors.
Buildings - Cathedral, Colégio's Church, Our Lady of Monte Church, Town Hall, São Lourenço Palace, Palácio da Justiça (Court House), São Tiago Fort, Banco de Portugal, Market (Mercado dos Lavradores).
Climate - Mild, temperatures around 15ºC and 25ºC.
Embroidery - Table cloths big and small, doilies, handkerchiefs, clothes.
Fireworks - New Year's Eve, Atlantic Festival, several other occasions.
Flowers - Orchids, strelizia (bird of paradise), foguetes (kniphofia), cardeal (hibiscus) aloe, protea, hydrangea, agapanthus, anthurium.
Folklore - Bailinho da Madeira, Camacha Folkloric Group, Boa Nova Folkloric Group.
Fruits - Banana, bananadilla, avocado pear, passion fruit, anona, fruto delicioso (banana-pineapple), guava, orange, mango, nêspera (loquat), pitanga, tabaibo (prickly pear), tangerines, fig.
Funchal - Capital of the Madeira Archipelago.
Gardens - Botanical Gardens, Palheiro Gardens, Pregetter's Orchid Garden, Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Quinta do Arco's Rose Garden
Gastronomy - "Bolo de mel" (Molasses cake), biscuits, puddings, "espetada" (grilled meat cubes on a stick), "espada" (black scabbard fish), tuna, bacalhau (cod fish), shell fish, "bolo do caco" (a type of bread), "carne de vinho e alhos" (pork cubes, in a wine and garlic marinade).
Hotels - Reid's, Cliff Bay, Quinta das Vistas, Royal Savoy, Quinta da Penha França, Porto Mare, Pestana Beira-Mar, Regency Club, Savoy Gardens.
Island - "Atlantic Pearl".
Landscapes - Paúl da Serra, Cabo Girão, Curral das Freiras, Pico do Areeiro and from viewpoints in general.
Mountains - Penha-d'águia, Pico do Areeiro, Pico Ruivo, Pico Grande, Pico das Torres, Pico Canário, Pico do Gato, Pico Milhafre.
Night Life - Casino, Copacabana, Vespas, Molhe, bars with live music, karaoke.
Parks - Madeira Theme Park, AquaPark.
People - warm and welcoming.
Sea - Beluga (see-through bottom boat), Columbu's Santa Maria Vessel, Sea Pleasure, whale and dolphin watching, diving.
Sports - golf, Big Game Fishing, hang gliding, paragliding, canyoning, jet-sky, tennis.
Tapestry - handbags, cushions, wall panels.
Toboggan Ride - 2km run in a wicker basket.
Vegetation - Laurissilva: laurel, vinhático (persea indica), tilde (ocatea foetens) and barbusano; eucalyptus, pine, chestnut and cherry trees; cedar, pau branco, folhado, aderno.
Walks - Levada dos Tornos, Caldeirão do Inferno, Caldeirão Verde, 25 Fontes, Ponta de São Lourenço, Pico Ruivo, Balcões, Ribeiro Bonito, Pico Grande, Fonte do Bispo, Lombo do Mouro.
Wicker - Factory in Camacha. Baskets of all shapes and sizes, decorative objects and pieces of furniture.