Celebrating spring and the exuberant blossoms characteristic of this season, even more evident in Madeira due to its subtropical climate, Funchal becomes the stage of a sumptuous show, as much visual, as fragrant: the Flower Festival. [...]
CYCADS - Living fossils
One of the largest collections of cycads in the world, mainly originating from South Africa, is to be found in the Monte Palace Garden. These are often described as "living fossils", since they appeared in the Mesozoic Era, two hundred million [...]