Madeira Highlights - Portugal Travel Guide Discover Portugal Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:30:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://portugaltravelguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ptg-logo-small-crop.webp Madeira Highlights - Portugal Travel Guide 32 32 Where to Go in Portugal https://portugaltravelguide.com/where-to-go/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:10:00 +0000 https://portugaltravelguide.com/2019/08/02/visit-portugal/ Roughly rectangular in shape and with a population of around ten million people, Portugal has much to offer the modern visitor – young and old alike. It’s a land of fine wine, fairy-tale castles and palaces and long sandy beaches … Read more

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]]> Europe’s Sporting Edge https://portugaltravelguide.com/sport-in-portugal/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:06:33 +0000 https://portugaltravelguide.com/2019/06/28/sport-in-portugal/ Blessed with a prime location on Europe’s south-west coast, Portugal offers visitors a great variety of leisure options with a wide range of sports activities to match, not to mention a temperate climate with plenty of year-round sunshine. The country’s … Read more

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]]> The Timeless Taste of Madeira https://portugaltravelguide.com/madeira-wine-portugal/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:39:00 +0000 https://portugaltravelguide.com/2019/03/05/madeira-wine-portugal/ When William Shakespeare mentioned Madeira wine in his late-16th century play ‘Henry IV, Part 1’, it seems he was already very well aware of its intoxicating virtues. In the play, Edward ‘Ned’ Poins, one of the king’s closest friends, remarks … Read more

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]]> Cabo Girão https://portugaltravelguide.com/cabo-girao/ Thu, 29 May 2025 10:35:00 +0000 https://portugaltravelguide.com/2019/07/11/cabo-girao-madeira/ One of the highest sea cliffs in the world is Cabo Girão, a rugged headland that looms menacingly over Madeira’s southern shoreline, just 15 kilometres west of the island’s capital, Funchal. Peaking at a dramatic 589 metres (1,933 feet) above … Read more

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