Madeira is a place where mountains rise above the clouds and the Atlantic stretches endlessly into the horizon. It feels wild ...

From Madeira’s cloud-kissed peaks to the Azores’ volcanic lakes, Portugal’s Atlantic islands are a dream for photographers and nature lovers. Iconic spots like Pico do Arieiro and Sete Cidades offer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Once the last stop for explorers like Christopher Columbus and ...

Madeira, Portugal, a subtropical island off the coast of northwestern Africa, has an unfortunate reputation as the domain of tourists. And, well, it’s not entirely inaccurate; as a jumping-off point ...

‘A man’s culture is essentially the sum of his memories,’ wrote José Manuel Melim Mendes in his bilingual book Memories of Porto Santo and Madeira. If so, the collective mental culture of Madeira ...

In 1419, when Portuguese seafarers happened on an uninhabited island in the North Atlantic, around 500 miles off the African coast, they were awed by the dense covering of greenery. Even today, after ...