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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. Read our full commerce guidelines here. Madeira - not a holiday destination I’d ever really thought of really - but when I was ...

A “wow factor” in whatever area—home decor, personal style, luxury travel—is generally a figure of speech. People don’t exactly open our mouths and vocalize “Wow” whenever something impresses us. So ...

After months of patiently waiting for international travel to come back onto the cards - while staying in and playing literal cards - taking a holiday abroad was like reuniting with an old friend; ...

The Savoy Palace has, quite literally, filled a gap on the island of Madeira. Its predecessor, the Savoy Classic, was built in 1912 – some 500 years after the Portuguese discovered the island – in the ...

It is one thing for a hotel to maintain an image of a time when guests arrived by horse and carriage. It is one thing for a hotel to maintain an image of a time when guests arrived by horse and ...

For a long time, Madeira was a getaway for retirees and cruise takers, who would stay close to shore and barely venture out of the hotel’s pool. But a series of recent events, including its safe ...

You can find island life a short hop from London in Portugal’s sunny Madeira. Here’s how to do it. THE DESTINATION: A small island off the coast of Portugal, Madeira has a petite runway flanked by the ...

Other than an old sugar cane mill, a clifftop art museum and a beach with imported sand, there’s not much going on in Calheta. So you might wonder why this sleepy seaside town is home to two of ...