Madeira Island: Home Of Christiano Ronaldo

Off the Southwest coast of Portugal, deep into the Atlantic Ocean, sits the island nation of Madeira. Directly to the west of the city of Casablanca, Morocco is the Portuguese island built on a shield volcano, which shoots 20,000 feet up from the seabed beneath the waters. The island of Madeira is an exploration destination for adventurers, food-lovers, retirees, and those who seek to expand their idea of a vacation. With 600 years of Madeiran culture influenced by Portuguese settlers, they manifested an autonomous region of Portugal with a population of just over 250,000 people.