Top attractions in Madeira

Madeira's Editor's Choice

This selection highlights Madeira’s standout natural and geological sites: Cabo Girão’s towering sea cliff with a suspended glass platform overlooking terraced farmland and the south coast; Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo, high mountain peaks linked by steep hiking routes and panoramic ridgelines; the volcanic lava pools at Porto Moniz fed by the Atlantic; the São Vicente volcanic caves and interpretation centre; the UNESCO-protected Laurissilva laurel forest; and Machico’s imported-sand beach.