A place with history
Throughout almost two centuries, Quinta Magnólia has been a select location, as accommodation and a private club, and is now a spa...
Churchill’s bay
Winston Churchill painted the fishing bay of Câmara de Lobos in a day etched into the history of a town now seeking to capitalize ...
Another way of camping
Glamping has made its way to Madeira in the shape of two ventures located in Calheta which Essential visited.
The church of the discoveries
With the economic prosperity of the sugar in the 16th century, one of Madeira’s most beautiful temples was built in Machico.
A golden west
Ponta do Pargo and Fajã da Ovelha are two of Calheta’s most well kept secrets.
A museum without leaving home
The Regional Directorate for Culture has developed a website that allows you to see some of the region’s museums from anywhere in ...
Between wine and caviar
It was his passion for wine that brought Laurent Dulau to Madeira, but the caviar he produces had long before discovered the islan...
The other side of the island
There is another side to Madeira, away from cars, roads and cities, full of beautiful trails that can only be reached by foot.
The flying boat
Before the airport and jet planes, hydroplanes were one of the ways of getting to Madeira in style.
Quinta Vigia
First called Quinta das Angústias, it used to be rented to aristocrats and is now the headquarters of the modern Regional Governme...
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