Residents at a beloved destination became outraged when tourism surged and it became overcrowded. Now they've added fees for ...

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 ...

This luxury villa in Madeira is built directly into a dramatic cliffside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Every design choice ...

‘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 ...

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 ...

From cliffside landings and waterfall hikes to world-class wine, Madeira is Portugal’s island escape you didn’t know you needed. Flying into Madeira, Portugal’s lush volcanic island off the coast of ...

Madeira is not Ibiza. It attracts a more mature clientele, and raving is limited to enthusing about the island’s dramatic scenery and botanical wonders. One of the earliest ravers was H N Coleridge, ...