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A green Atlantic island of levada walks, flowers and mild weather all year.
Madeira lies in the Atlantic almost 1,000 kilometres south west of Lisbon, and its mild climate has drawn British visitors for well over a century. The island is mountainous and green, crossed by levadas, old irrigation channels with paths alongside that make popular walking routes.
Funchal, the capital, has a busy market full of exotic fruit, botanical gardens and a cable car up to Monte, where you can ride back down in a traditional wicker toboggan.
New Year's Eve is a big occasion, with fireworks over Funchal bay, and a bottle of Madeira wine makes a good souvenir.
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A resort with direct access to Santa Eulália beach near Albufeira, with 344 rooms, suites and villas, four outdoor pools, a thalassotherapy spa and a kids club.
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Opened by the Reid family in 1891, this clifftop hotel above the Atlantic has 126 rooms and suites, subtropical gardens, three outdoor pools and access to the sea, about ten minutes from central Funchal.
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On the hillside above the port wine lodges of Vila Nova de Gaia, The Yeatman opened in 2010. Every room has a terrace or balcony looking across the Douro to Porto, and there are indoor and outdoor pools and a wine themed spa.
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Set in the Valle Flor Palace, a national monument from the 1890s, this hotel has 194 rooms, French style gardens, indoor and outdoor pools and a spa.
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