The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type. It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. It ...

Feature'The heralds of the forests' (2/6). On the Portuguese island of Madeira, biologist Helder Spinola takes us for a hike into the 'laurisilva', a fragile remnant of the vast greenery that once ...

More than 75% of the places listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites are cultural — think the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Pyramids of Giza. But 266 locations in 115 countries are natural ...

There is a reason why Madeira is consistently voted one of the world's top island destinations. Topographically, the Portuguese archipelago of volcanic origin continues to astound visitors with is ...

Together the island of Madeira, its smaller sibling Porto Santo and the Desertas and Selvagens islands comprise the Madeira Archipelago. Most visitors wile away the hours sunbathing by the pool, ...

Flying into Funchal Airport in Madeira, the beauty and versatility of this island become immediately obvious. The plane hovers over its mossy mountains dotted with picturesque terracotta-roofed houses ...

Madeira’s levadas date back over 500 years, explains our enthusiastic guide, Fabio Castro, as he leads my wife and I on a three-hour round trip to the 25 Fontes waterfalls. Bordered by a level ...

The last thing you want before a walking holiday is for your travel companion to end up on crutches with a knee injury. And just like that, our carefully planned hiking trip along Madeira's levadas, ...

Following a letter by the World Heritage Centre of 19 November 2008, which requested information related to NGO reports on infrastructure development, the State Party provided a detailed response ...