5 Fun Facts About Madeira Island
Madeira Island, Portugal is volcanic, lush, and absolutely spectacular with its rocky cliffs and coastal landscapes. It’s an island of natural beauty and community, but there are some interesting facts you probably don’t know about Madeira Island!
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1. Madeira Island is closer to Africa than it is to Europe. Located just 280 nautical miles from the African coast, it is more than 500 miles to Lisbon.
2. The island has the world’s largest fireworks display for New Years Eve. They even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2006.
Looking down from the glass skywalk at Cabo Girao
3. Madeira island is home to Europe’s tallest sea cliff- more than 1,900 feet above the sea- Cabo Girão
4. There are more than 25 miles of tunnels throughout the island. Most of these were built throughout the 16th century. However the construction didn’t stop until and all the way up to the 1940’s. They were built to help with building and maintaining the hundreds of miles of aqueducts called Levadas that cover the island.
Via De Ferada Madeira Island
5. There are more than 1300 miles of hiking trails in Madeira; so lace up those hiking boots and get walking.
Want to see more of Madeira Island? Check out this video on the best things to do.
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