National Geographic diz que a Madeira é um dos melhores destinos de Primavera

«Madeira Flower Festival, Madeira Island, Portugal

Photograph by Doug Houghton, Alamy

Madeira, Portugal’s “Floating Garden of the Atlantic” is 310 miles off the African coast, a 90-minute flight from Lisbon. In Funchal, the island’s largest city, buildings, streets, and storefronts bloom with floral murals, sculptures, and intricate flowering carpets during the annual Flower Festival (May 9 to 15). The main event is Sunday’s Flower Parade. Dozens of elaborate floral floats and thousands of costumed folk dancers move to the castanet rhythm of Madeira’s folkloric brinquinho—a whimsical, puppetlike percussion instrument powered by dancing wooden dolls. Saturday morning’s smaller Children’s Parade attracts hundreds of flower-costumed youngsters, each carrying a single bloom. Snag a viewing spot along Avenida Zarco’s black-and-white mosaic sidewalk, or wait in the Praça do Município (Town Hall Square) to watch the children build a blooming “Wall of Hope” with their flowers. Following the parade, dress in your “smart casual” best for afternoon tea at the Old World Reid’s Palace Hotel. Book a Tea Terrace table to savor panoramic Atlantic views along with buttered scones and a pot of Reid’s signature blend.»

 

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