Richard Webber explores the remote Portuguese island of Madeira, located south-west of Portugal and north of Gran Canaria

Madeira is a great place to relax with city parks like this one.

T he tiny Atlantic island of Madeira has seduced Brits for decades – and it’s easy to see why. A sub-tropical isle, it enjoys a favourable climate yearround with bags of sunshine and boasts stunning vistas. Dubbed the ‘Floating Garden in the Atlantic’, it’s awash with colour, including a rocky coastline fringed by ever-flowering bougainvillea, hibiscus and poinsettia, giving way to a mountainous landscape with towering peaks. When it comes to finding cafés and restaurants offering plant-based dishes, the good news is that an increasing number are providing vegan menus or, at the very least, plant-based options. It’s worth noting, however, that most of these eateries are located in Funchal, the capital.

RICHARD WEBBER

Richard Webber writes for various national papers and magazines, including The Daily Mail and Sunday Telegraph. A keen traveller, he’s also editor of the family-focused review site Travellowdown (travellowdown. com) and he can be found tweeting on @Travellowdown.