Madeira Island Christmas in Portugal
Madeira Island is quite beautiful and even if you were to just drive around the island and stay in a car and never get out, you would see how absolutely stunning it is. We were here for a 2-week trip over Christmas and New Year's and it was an island that one can easily fall in love with. We were based in Funchal which is the largest city on this Portuguese Island. Funchal is a city of 120,000 people and it is bustling and beautiful. This is a volcanic island, you get your exercise, walking up all of these extremely steep roads and sidewalks. Madeira is famous for many things beginning with Madeira Wine which is a fortified wine that Winston Churchill fell in love with. It is famous for its lush volcanic landscapes which provide grand hikes for nature enthusiasts, its amazing climate and year round temperature, New Year's Eve fireworks, the birthplace of Christiano Ronaldo the Soccer/Football star and Levadas which I will explain further. Funchal is becoming more well known an...