There are hotels such as Reid's Palace, which you see in this picture, which don't need presentations. It is the oldest hotel of the island of Madeira and the most luxurious. It belongs to the international Orient Express Hotels.
This pink balcony is part of one historic house with big garden, named quinta in the island. It's situated in city of Funchal, capital of Madeira. Has a privileged view to the sea and the bay of the capital. It's a fifth built over the centuries XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX.
Nicholas of the residents here and Tuelière Conde de Lambert, Queen Adelaide of England, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Archduke Maximilian, the Prince of Oldenburg, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, D. Amélia, Empress of Brazil and his daughter Maria Amelia.
Today is the official residence of the Regional Government of Madeira that acquired it in 1979. His name was then the Quinta das Angústias (anguish). Today is Quinta Vigia.
Since that time it began a series of works, both in gardens and in buildings, before the official residence was a school of music until 1984.
Funnels. This two ships: Costa Magica, in first plane, and the Ocean Village,crossing to the port of Funchal, giving the impression that the funnels are of a single ship, while the colors show different companies.
It's a flower? It's a paiting? No, there is just four chairs and a table, with some shadows, in one of the five star hotels of Funchal named CS Madeira.
For many years, the port of Funchal needed a station for boarding and disembarking the thousands of passengers who came in Madeira every year. This image shows a detail of the ongoing work of building the new space that will be ready in the end of this year. With a modern architecture will be a work remarkable.
A funny painting on a wall in the port of Funchal. It was painted by the crew of the cruise ship Albatros which passes through the town several times a year.
In the port there are more paintings some developed and others less so.
Looks like a race between the cruise ships of the MSC Cruisess and Costa Cruises. But it is not. The two ships have just left the port of Funchal and is about to double the Garajau, a nature reserve on the island of Madeira.
We are in May, next summer, but the weather is crazy. The rain fell instead of the sun. And when that happens, the streams fill the earth and lead accumulated in the sea, painting the blue, brown.
A gun in the city. But does not make any puummm... neither put afraid in anyone. Today, their role is merely ornamental, after many, many years ago, have a deterrent against pirates and looters. Stay at the Palácio de S. Lourenço, located in the historic city center and is characterized as a monumental set originally with the dual role of fortress and palace, and considered the best and most impressive example of military and civil architecture of the island of Madeira.
Today it is used as the official residence of the representative of the Portuguese Republic on the island and as headquarters of the Army.
During the winter season of the ship Aidabella passed in Funchal each sundays and mondays, in a week cruising the Atlantic. With passengers mostly german, the ship as the other's Aida Cruises, is characterized by stylized paintings on the hull. In first plane can see the bow of Volcan de Tijarafe, a ferry from Naviera Armas which also makes trips every week between the Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, and between this and Portimão, in Algarve, Portugal.
"I think we are in the sun too long. I feel that my tan is too dark!"
Crossing his arms she said: "I do not know how to think such a thing. I'd rather be this way to the sun than spend a week attract a glass where only look at what we dress and without even looking at us!"
It is called "Santa Maria". It is a replica of the ship of Christopher Columbus and was built on the Madeira island between July 1997 and July 1998 by Robert Wijntje, a dutch resident in the island, and by local artisans to celebrate the historic voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic to the discovery of "Indies", which ultimately led him to the Caribbean and America. There isn't a replica pure because don't have much data. But it was built as close as possible to the original. It has 22 meters in length, 3 masts, the highest with 16 meters. Has a capacity of more than 100 passengers.
Soon after construction is finished, the Santa Maria was in Lisbon to represent the Madeira wine at Expo 98. Today is the day trip south coast of Madeira.
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