Madeira Walk & Eat Sunflower Guide

Pocket-sized, full-colour guide to Madeira, ideal for an active short breakMadeira Sunflower Walk and Eat pocket guide is designed to add another dimension to your walking holiday in Madeira. This pocket-sized full-colour guide to walking in Madeira is designed for visitors who would like to combine some enticing walks with the best local cooking.Many of the walks are along the 'levada' paths so beloved of visitors. Levadas are watercourses that carry rainfall from the mountains to irrigate the cultivated terraces.But even 'non-walkers' will appreciate the recommendations for eating out in Madeira. Whether you fly out for a weekend, week or a fortnight, with this book you'll have in your hand enough walks, excursions, restaurants and recipes to last throughout - so you can choose the most appealing.For each suggested restaurant there is a photograph of the décor and one of their dishes, plus sample menu, price guide, opening times and a recipe for one of their specialities. All recipes have been tried, tested and enjoyed by the authors so we think you'll enjoy them too!In Madeira Sunflower Walk and Eat guide you'll find:Detailed, easy-to-follow descriptions of fairly straightforward walks with large-scale mapsExcursion to Monte by cable car and a 'round the island' tour using public buses.suitable for all holidaymakersRecommended restaurants en route serving local dishes with sample menus includedEssential holiday information including planning your trip, logistics on arrival, local markets and specialities, glossary of local food terms and a restaurant mini-vocabularyAdvice on natural local foods suitable for those with food intolerancesStreet map of Funchal, information on markets, Portuguese wines and locally produced food - as well as free downloadable GPS tracks