On my solo trip to Madeira I discovered exactly why this island is so often called the Hawaii of Europe. From misty golden sunsets to plummeting waterfalls, lush forests and azure volcanic pools ...

Against a backdrop of volcanic peaks, waterfalls and lagoons, new hotels and a raft of wild adventure tours are giving new edge to the lush Portuguese isle.

Madeira's vast levada network spans an impressive 3,100km on an island that measures just 55km long and 22km wide. It's thought the first levadas, which date back almost 600 years, were engineered ...

6 reasons to plan a hiking trip to Madeira From gentle walks winding up at bustling local tabernas to historic trails leading to spectacular viewpoints, the Portuguese island of Madeira has much ...

Which explains why, on a March morning, I’m dangling from the rocky precipice at the top of a waterfall in Madeira, a far-flung island in the Atlantic that’s closer to Africa than Portugal, to ...

Polish photographer Karol Kru ‘fell in love' with the Portuguese island when he moved there last year Karol sets out to show his followers the ‘real, raw Madeira’ by photographing its mighty ...

The holiday island named the ‘Hawaii of Europe’ – with amazing waterfalls, year-round summers and no UK time difference Plus coasteering, surfing, kayaking, jet skiing, biking, and boating ...

Madeira’s an island of waterfalls, cascading down lush green valleys and creating an Eden-like environment. Lace up your hiking boots and explore via Madeira’s famous network of levadas.

I spend my days trekking around the island, visiting black sand caves and swimming in natural pools. A jeep tour with Madeira Mountain Expedition takes us to the famous forest of Serra do Fanal.

The island's first levadas, funded by wealthy Genoese backers, were to transport water to cultivate a cash crop: sugar cane. Madeira's fertile soil and year-round warm climate made for perfect ...