What’s on MadeiraWHAT’S ON MADEIRAIndependent planning notes for Madeira
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Practical

The beach on Porto Santo with the offshore IlhéuPracticalThe ferry to Porto SantoTwo and a half hours from Funchal to an island that consists of nine kilometres of sand — and not much else.
A mountain road on Madeira with mist rising in the valley belowPracticalAutomatic or manualThe question is not settled on the expressway but on the eighteen per cent ramp up to a trailhead.The beach on Porto Santo with the offshore IlhéuPracticalThe ferry to Porto SantoTwo and a half hours from Funchal to an island that consists of nine kilometres of sand — and not much else.Mist at Pico Ruivo with a Brocken spectre in itPracticalThe best time to visit MadeiraA year-round destination does not mean every month is the same. What differs is not the temperature but the light, the rain and the crowds.A band of cloud against the cliffs on Madeira's north coastPracticalNorth and south on the same dayA forecast for "Madeira" is worthless. The island stands across the trade wind, and that splits it into two weather zones.Funchal from above: the bay, the harbour mole and the city on the slopePracticalFunchalThe base for everything else: 105,000 residents, every main road starts here, and no region on the island is more than 70 minutes away.