Places Curral das Freiras, Laurissilva Forest, São Vicente Caves, Porto Santo Island, Botanical Garden, Sea Garden, Hill, Paul da Serra, Paul do Mar, Mount Areeiro, Mount Ruivo, Calheta Point, Cruz point, Queimadas.
Monuments and Museums São Thiago Fort, Sacred Art Museum, Frederico de Freitas Museum, Quinta das Cruzes Museum, Cathedral.
Activities Adventure Sports (BTT, paragliding, trekking), nautical sports (diving, sport fishing, surf and windsurf), pedestrian walks through the levadas, varied beaches, safaris, all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
Gastronomy Starters - ‘bolo do caco' (typical wheat bread with garlic butter and parsley), Madeira bread soup, tomato and wheat, São Jorge cheese. Main dishes - Tuna steak, meat in a garlic marinade, beef skewered on a bay leaf stick, sword fish and grilled wrasse. Desserts - Honey cake, passion fruit and cherry pudding. Beverages - Poncha, Madeira Wine (Boal, Malvasia, Sercial, Terrantez, Verdelho), white wine (Enxuros, Seiçal), red wine (Enxuros, Torcaz).
Night life Bars - Avenida, Jam, Marginal, Molhe, Teatro. Discotheques - Molhe, Vespas. Theater. |