Islands: Madeira & the Azores

Every guide about Islands: Madeira & the Azores for a trip to Portugal, in one place.

Pico do Arieiro in Madeira, Portugal, with jagged peaks rising above a sea of cloud

Islands: Madeira & the Azores Updated 3 August 2026

Madeira: Levadas, Peaks and Funchal

Madeira travel guide: walking the levadas, hiking Pico do Arieiro, the volcanic pools at Porto Moniz, Funchal wine lodges and driving Portugal's Atlantic island year round.

A volcanic rock stack rising from the Atlantic off a Portuguese island

Islands: Madeira & the Azores Updated 29 July 2026

Madeira or the Azores: Which Portuguese Islands to Choose

One is a subtropical garden with year-round walking, the other is nine green volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic: how they differ in weather, cost and effort.