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, 16 June 2011

Golf



















The golf in Madeira comes from the year 1937, when the British families Miles, Leacock and Blandy built the first 9-hole golf course.” (pg. 59)
Madeira – Porto Santo Guide”, Funchal: DRAC
Madeira has two golf courses, both noted for their magnificent views and picturesque setting. The older one is the 27-hole, 6.015 t, Santo da Serra course set high on a plateau to the east of the island, venue fo the Madeira Open tournament (held every year in Spring time) which attracts many top international players.
The newer course is the 18-hole, 6.015 m, 


, situated high above Funchal and carved out of the 324-hectare Quinta do Palheiro estate The views are enhanced by the surrounding woodland, much of it planted by the Blandy family since they acquired the estate in 1885.” (pg. 159)

Travellers Madeira” (2001), Hampshire: AA Publishing




Google Maps:
Santo da Serra  -   Link
Palheiro Golf    -    Link
Porto Santo      -   Link

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