This 306-page guidebook to Madeira presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 9 maps. Key features: Places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps. Essay Features: incisive essays on Madeira?s history, people and culture. Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features focussing on the island's fascinating attractions for visitors, ranging from its legendary sweet wine to its complex patchwork of terraces. Travel Tips: practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.
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978-981-234-898-2 (9789812348982)
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Maps: Madeira Islands; Funchal; Around Funchal; Eastern Madeira; Central Madeira; Western Madeira; Island Walks; Porto Santo; Vila Baleira; Ilhas Desertas; Inside front cover - Madeira; Inside back cover - Funchal. History: Welcome to Madeira; Decisive Dates; Tales of Discovery; Home of Columbus; Slavery; Pirate Ships Ahoy!; Relations with Britain; Distinguished Visitors; War and Tyranny; A Kind of Autonomy. Features: Titanic Forces; A Floating Garden; Taming the Wilderness; Staying Home; The Wanderers Return; Fishing the Deep Waters; The Last of the Whalers; A Stitch in Time; Island Wickerworkers; A Madeiran Feast; Madeiran Wine. Places: A Walk through Funchal; Reid's Hotel; Around Funchal; Eastern Madeira; Central Madeira; Western Madeira; Island Walks; Porto Santo; Ilhas Desertas. Picture Stories: Madeiran Flora; Festivals; Azulejos; Parks and Gardens; Island Walks. Information Panels: Quinta das Cruzes; Architecture of the Discoverers. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture ; NIghtlife; Festivals; The Great Outdoors; Shopping; Language; Further Reading.
