Madeira Archives - Olivia Greenway

Learning to scuba dive in Funchal, Madeira

January 5, 2011 0 Comments

As well as visiting the wine lodge, walking along the levades and taking tea at Reid’s, why not spend half a day learning to scuba dive? The Divepoint PADI diving school is located at the Pescana Carlton Hotel. Go through the lobby to the lift, take it down and follow the steps to the lower

Take a Cable Car from Funchal to Monte – Madeira

January 5, 2011 0 Comments

Any visitor to Funchal should take a ride in the cable car up to Monte to appreciate the wonderful views of the port and harbour of this pretty sub-tropical island. It’s suitable for young and old alike; you just need to have a bit of a head for heights. The ride takes 15 minutes and

Afternoon Tea at Reid’s Palace, Madeira

January 3, 2011 0 Comments

How can that quintessentially British tradition – afternoon tea – be executed so well in a hotel on the Portuguese island of Madeira? The answer, of course, is that Reid’s Palace hotel has a long tradition with the British, starting with its founder, William Reid, a Scot. Even today, over 40 per cent of the