A GREAT SHORT BREAK DESTINATION

Madeira is a true paradise where you will be able to relax and enjoy exciting experiences.

For a short break, Madeira is a unique location, whose landscape, culture, food, parks and gardens are ideal for relaxing and re-energising. However, for those who are in search of some adventure, the island offers exhilarating activities to keep you active all day long!

We fly to Madeira (Funchal) from:

Bristol from £76.49*
London Gatwick from £62.49*

All prices are one way pp, based on 2 people flying.

Despite its proximity to home, you’ll feel as though you’re setting off to explore a far-flung world...

Get back to Nature

One of the greatest tourist attractions of Madeira Island is its luxuriant and varied vegetation. Madeira is known for its harmonious shapes and the contrasting colours of its many exotic plants. You can discover a huge variety of gardens and parks, carefully tended, which fill the landscape with unimaginable hues and aromas. Explore an enchanted forest and become part of it, discovering nature in its purest form. Laurissilva Forest dates back to the Tertiary period and today, Madeira owns the largest area of Laurissilva Forest in the world. In 1999, Laurissilva Forest was granted by UNESCO the World Natural Heritage classification.

Peaceful villages and fantastic gastronomy

Get to know the vast cultural heritage in museums, churches, palaces and manors, which reflect to Madeira's traditions, folklore and art. Visit São Lourenço´s Palace, Pico Fort, the Cathedral, Igreja do Colégio or Saint John Envagelist Church,Santa Clara´s Convent, São Tiago Fort and the Municipal Farmers’ Market, some of the island’s most emblematic buildings.

The simple food enjoyed in Madeira captures the soul of a simple but generous people. Nevertheless, a great variety of local products are available, as well as multitude of local, international and gourmet dishes. Owing to their proximity to the sea, most restaurants specialise in fish and shellfish dishes, of which grilled limpets, octopus and shrimp dishes, tuna steaks and black scabbard fish fillets are just a few examples. Another irresistible meal is the beef kebab, on laurel wood skewers, served with fried corn and the typical “bolo-do-caco”, with garlic butter.

Activities

In Madeira, you will never run out of things to do! Below are just a few of the most exciting and popular activities that will keep you entertained during your stay:

• Big game fishing
• Bird watching
• Scubadiving
• Whale and dolphin watching
• Canyoning
• Boat trips
• Climbing
• Trecking
• Mountain Biking
• Horseriding
• Levada walks

Visit www.visitmadeira.pt and www.yourmadeira.com for more information.

* All prices are one way per person, based on 2 people travelling on the same booking. Includes admin fee & airport taxes. Additional charges for credit card payment and baggage – click here for details. Price correct as at 01/02/12. Available to book now. For travel between 16/02/2012 and 01/04/2012.