Portugal’s Madeira Islands are best known for their namesake fortified wine. But there are many other reasons to visit, as a growing number of travelers to the archipelago — a collection of volcanic ...

Following a letter by the World Heritage Centre of 19 November 2008, which requested information related to NGO reports on infrastructure development, the State Party provided a detailed response ...

The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relic of a previously widespread laurel forest type. It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. It contains ...

Feature'The heralds of the forests' (2/6). On the Portuguese island of Madeira, biologist Helder Spinola takes us for a hike into the 'laurisilva', a fragile remnant of the vast greenery that once ...

It’s too easy to say a destination is a feast for the senses. Sure, I often think as friends reel off their holiday highlights. What they usually mean is that the place simply contains unfamiliar ...

The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type. It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. It ...