Welcome to Madeira


“Where in the fascination of Madeira lies, its essential spirit and potent charm, it is not easy to say, but certain it is that she throws gold-dust into the eyes of all who yield to her spell, and it is through a glamour of enchantment that they behold her.No romance of an ancient civilization casts a halo of glory round her past, for but five hundred years of chequered history lie behind her.” (Pg. 40 )

Hutcheon, J. E. (1928) “Things seen in Madeira”, Plymouth: William Brendow & Son, Ltd.

Thursday 2 June 2011

Madeira History



"About 20 million years ago: Madeira comes into being

As a consequence of intensive tectonic activity and volcanic eruptions under the sea, there is a piling-up of lava material in the Atlantic Ocean during the Mesozoic period (about 5-25 million years ago).
The seabed rises to as much as 400 m above its original level. Several million years later the final volcanos become extinct and plants and trees begin to grow on the fertile layer of lava.”  (pg. 31)

“AA . Baedeker  - Madeira” (2000) Automobile Association Developments Limited, Hampshire: AA Publishing
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