"ONCE A YEAR, GO SOMEPLACE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE."
Dalai Lama
MADEIRA'S NATURAL DIVERSITY
LAURISSILVA
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.
NATURAL POOLS
Natural swimming pools are formed by volcanic lava, naturally filled with crystal-clear sea water.
The most well-known are the ones located in Porto Moniz. This space, with a surface area of 3800 m², has also a children’s swimming pool, a children’s play area and disabled access.
ROCKY BEACHES
Most of the beaches in Madeira are naturally rocky beaches, so to facilitate access to the water, piers, platforms, stairs, and ladders have been constructed.
Dspite the lack of snow-white beaches, you can enjoy swimming in Madeira just fine. It is simply different – more interesting, more diverse and much more exciting.
HIGH MOUNTAINS
At the Paul da Serra plateau and at some of the highest peaks of Madeira Island, you will find a landscape completely different from Laurissilva Forest.
The ground cover in almost all the Paul da Serra, is composed of underbrush, reminiscent of its former use as grazing site.
PORTO SANTO
Porto Santo is the smaller of the inhabited islands of the Madeira Archipelago. It lies in the Atlantic Ocean, at the South-western tip of Europe, about 500 km from the coast of Africa and 1000 km from Continental Europe.
This Atlantic island boasts 9 km fine golden sands ideal for sunbathing and swimming.
