REDISCOVER
MADIERA ISLAND
New Packages from Azores Express
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, eventually bumping into America.
He departed from Spain but made his journey after a stop for refit of
his ships and a crew from the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic
Ocean,. The famous explorer had lived on the islands and married the
daughter of its governor. Already 750 miles from Lisbon, he figured the
world was round if he just kept going west. George Washington was an
admirer of Madeira wine, with both his inauguration and the signing of
the Declaration of Independence toasted with it, and the frigate Constitution
still in Boston Harbor was christened with Madeira wine. In the 19th
Century. America rather rediscovered Madiera as a tourist destination.
A semi-tropical island of excellent year round mild climate, far from
the madding crowd with comparisons to Hawaii and an alternative to the
Caribbean, with a European flavor.
Azores Express/SATA offers new flights from Boston and expanded air and deluxe hotel packages. This fall and winter, take advantage of new 6-night packages from Boston’s Logan Airport to Funchal - connecting via the Azores with more flight options. Prices, including roundtrip air, hotel, and breakfast start at $859 per person, (not including taxes and fees). Flights depart and return on Tuesday and Fridays, and there are three new hotels to choose from. On the air route from Boston to Madeira travelers can upgrade from coach to SATA Plus Business-Class for just a few hundred dollars each way. All packages include breakfast. Kids under 6 stay free, and pay only a child’s airfare.
New Hotels in Madiera
New for 2011 is Torre Praia Hotel on the island of Porto Santo, with
its 6 mile sandy beach considered one of the best beaches in Europe and
Columbus house now a museum. Porto Santo is a 15 minute flight from Madeira.
The Torre Praia hotel is directly on the beach, and the six nights package
including air starts at $1,059 per person, plus tax. Back
on Madeira, the four-star Four Views Baia otel is set in Funchal, sitting
above the seaside promenade. Amenities include a restaurant,
bar, adults and children’s heated outdoor swimming pools, sauna,
Jacuzzi, steam bath, massagegames room, private parking and a shuttle
to and from the city center. And the intimate Orquídea Hotel is
a quick walk from the city center and sites. The
other hotels offered are all 4 and 5-star deluxe properties, including
- the Madeira Regency, Alto Lido, Cliff Bay, Baia Azul, Tivoli Madeira,
and the brand new CS Madeira. All hotels offer seaside views, outdoor
saltwater pools and full resort faculties.
On Madeira, enjoy the nearly perfect climate, generally warm and clear with winter temperatures in the 70s. Madeira’s fascinating landscape is characterized by volcanic cliffs that rise dramatically from the sea. The islands steep rise creates six unique climate zones, each with its own beautiful flora and fauna. Visitors come to Madiera for the natural beauty, golf, mountain hiking, deep sea fishing, diving, and old world charm of its seaside towns. Madeira remains an uncrowded and sophisticated pearl of European charm.
Azores Express has connected New England with Portugal for more than 20 years with direct flights on Airbus 310 wide body aircraft to São Miguel, the main island in the Azores archipelago with connecting flights from São Miguel to Lisbon, Porto or the islands of Madeira . © Bargain Travel Europe
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