Madeira photo library

Photographs taken across Madeira and Porto Santo, the peaks, the coast, Funchal, the levadas and the food. Every file is checked for camera metadata on upload and AI-generated images are rejected, so what you see is the island as it actually looks.

By Mike McCabe , living in Madeira since 1998. Last reviewed .

Flower Festival crowds beside Funchal harbour, seen from above.
Cruise ship offshore with a rocky sea stack and distant islands.
Cruise ship seen over banana plants on the Madeira coast.
Rugged volcanic coastline with sea arches and breaking waves.
Natural seawater pool among black volcanic rocks on the Madeira coast.
Single palm tree beside an ocean promenade and breakwater in Madeira.
Swimmers at a rocky Madeira ocean pool with concrete platforms and railings.
Busy seaside swimming complex on Madeira's rocky shoreline with sun umbrellas.
Palm-lined seafront promenade and breakwater on a sunny day in Madeira.
Densely planted Madeira garden full of tropical flowers, orchids and topiary.
Ornamental pond in a landscaped Madeira garden beneath flowering trees.
Restaurant terrace and plaza beside a historic Madeira building.
Busy outdoor café terrace in Funchal with umbrellas and Portuguese calçada paving.
Aeroporto da Madeira terminal sign at Madeira's Cristiano Ronaldo airport in Santa Cruz.
Aerial view of the shopping centre and apartment blocks in Caniço.
AIDA cruise ship docked in Funchal harbour.
Wide view of a densely built Madeira hillside town below cloudy mountains.
Aerial view over a Madeira coastal town with red roofs, hills and the Atlantic.
Crowded tree-lined pedestrian avenue with flower stalls during the Madeira Flower Festival.
Flower mosaics and crowds lining a Funchal street during the Madeira Flower Festival.
Children in flower crowns riding a flower-covered float in the Madeira Flower Festival parade.
Cruise ship passing a rocky Madeira swimming area on a clear blue day.
Large floral display with white bird sculptures at the Madeira Flower Festival in Funchal.
Crowds gathered around a landscaped plaza during the Madeira Flower Festival in Funchal.
Packed Flower Festival street scene in Funchal with stalls and umbrellas.
Floral display with birds-of-paradise and a large onion arrangement at the Caniço Onion Festival.
Close-up of onions arranged with flowers at the Festa da Cebola in Caniço.
Traditional Madeira doorway with carved wooden doors and blue-and-white religious tiles.
Visitors crossing the calcada square in front of the main entrance of Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal.
Art Deco facade and tower of Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal, with cafe umbrellas below.
Mercado dos Lavradores exterior with flags on the tower, cafe terraces and shoppers, Funchal.
Busy cafe terraces under the colonnade of Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal.

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