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The Mayor of Funchal, Dr. Miguel Albuquerque, discusses his two passions- the island of
Madeira and his rose collection
Gardens of Madeira
Landscape gardener, Gerald Luckhurst, enthuses about Madeira’ s special gardens
It gives me great pleasure in introducing the second issue of Madeira Life & Travel.
The cover photograph taken during this year’ s flower festival parade evokes the atmosphere of this magnificent parade. I was fortunate enough to be a guest of Madeira Tourism through the kind invitation of the Mayor of Funchal, Dr. Miguel Albuquerque. For anyone who has not visited Madeira I can do no more than recommend the week of the annual flower festival in April. Patricia Mata’ s report gives you further insight and photographs of the floats. The interview with Dr. Miguel Albuquerque was one of the most interesting I have had the pleasure of conducting. His charismatic approach to tourism was memorable and the visit to his English rose garden was truly unforgettable.
Within this issue we have been fortunate to include the recreational water sports of diving and game fishing. My special thanks go to Gerald Luckhurst for his contribution on the gardens of Madeira. As I wrote in the first issue no visit to Madeira is complete until you have spent time on the delightful island of Porto Santo.
In the spring I had the pleasure of meeting with Trevor Elliot and I am most grateful for his fascinating article on Madeira wines. His knowledge of this subject is invaluable and I hope you will take up the opportunity of his book offer, which appears on page 83.
My thanks go once more to Patricia Mata who has worked tirelessly as our Development Manager on the Island and we collectively thank the tourism office of Madeira for their support and encouragement. I very much hope you will enjoy reading this colorful issue and I am confident that you will receive a warm welcome from this wonderful vibrant floating garden in the Atlantic.
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