Discover Madeira
Iva Štěchová
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I am happy to share what my Erasmus+ in Madeira was about. Step by step, we will get to know the Madeira archipelago: its life, culture and much more.
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Surprises everywhere - part five
Surprises everywhere - part five You might be wondering why I keep writing about adventures of Madeira. In fact, it is very easy to explain it to you. I went to Madeira as an Erasmus student and so, I spend quite a lot time there. My aims (when I was arriving) were: to...
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Drink something new every day - part one
Drink something new every day If you went through my previous articles, you know that Madeira is full of great activities, astonishing events, gorgeous nature and lovely food. It includes my favourite dessert queijada, tosta mista snack or main dish such as espada with...
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Drink something new every day - part two
Drink something new every day - part two You have already noticed how many drinks there are in Madeira. I have already mentioned a few of them and I am going to continue the list. However, keep it on your mind that most of them contain some alcohol. So I suggest tasting...
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Is it possible to learn Portuguese in four months?
Portuguese learning I have already posted some articles about my Tinder method which I use for learning languages. I also tried to support you in learning foreign languages by explaining how it actually works when you start with a new language which is different from...
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What to do in Funchal for free – part two
Do you want to explore Funchal for free? Let us have a look at part two of this series! Welcome to the capital city of the island – Funchal. We have already discovered some beautiful places in Funchal which are more popular or less popular among travellers through the...
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What to do in Funchal for free - part five
What to do in Funchal for free – part five It has been a while since I said I will write another part from the series of articles about places that you can visit in Funchal and you do not have to spend much or any money. So, let me share those tips today. In those...
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What to do in Funchal for free - the last part
It is finally here! Have you relaxed in front of the CR7 hotel? Let us continue the path which let us explore streets and interesting places of Funchal. All for free or just a little money. You would not belive, but we finally got to the last part. This article is the...
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Culture in Madeira - theatres
Culture in Madeira There are some people who are very interested in arts. So they enjoy going to theatres, watching movies in cinemas, going to galleries and listening to live music in some bars or they buy tickets to some concerts. If you go to Madeira and you put a...
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Cinemas in Madeira
Cinemas in Madeira - there are not that many of them Are you use to that there are many cinemas in your country which are even in every little town? Do you know what the situation is like in Madeira when talking about cinemas? Cinema in general If you do not speak any...
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Live music in Madeira and other kinds of the culture
Art of Madeira I have posted some articles about different kinds of art in Madeira. I have already talked about movies - cinemas, I mentioned also theatres in Madeira (or at least the main one in Funchal) and its situation and now, I would like to share something about...
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Where to go partying - Casino
Where to do partying in Funchal? Should you go to Copa? No matter whether you are an Erasmus student or a student from continental Portugal. It does not even matter whether you are not a student at all and you are just visiting the island. There are many people who love...
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Special events - part one (Chestnut festival)
Special events in Madeira – Nature and Chestnut festival I have already mentioned that it surprised me a lot that there is always something going around in Madeira. It is a small island, but it is not boring at all. No matter what month you will go to Madeira, there...
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Christmas time in Madeira
Christmas in Madeira Obviously, Christmas is celebrated in Madeira and even though it seems that people from Madeira enjoy the New Year’s Evening more than Christmas as so, streets look brilliant! There are so many Christmas lights in the streets of Funchal (and not...
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Christmas in Madeira for an Erasmus student
Christmas time abroad I tried to explain how different Christmas in different places can be. I am going to bring you more details about Christmas in Madeira today and I will also share what my experience was when I decided to stay abroad during my Erasmus experience...
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Miradouro Pico dos Barcelos
Pico dos Barcelos Do you think I could finish the Erasmus competition without mentioning one of the most beautiful peaks of Madeira? This must be shared! Where is that? Pico dos Barcelos is a peak where you can even walk if you live in Funchal. However, as it depends...
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Other events celebrated in Madeira - Carnival
Other events celebrated in Madeira I have already posted an article about some special events like the Natural festival and the Chestnut festival which are held every year in Madeira. As I said, there could be an article about events in Madeira for every month. But I am...
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Flower festival
Flower festival Another very important event you can experience when visiting Madeira is a Flower festival. It seems to be quite similar to the Carnival. It lasts for one week as well and those who are participating in the parade wear beautiful dresses. The dresses are...
