Humid, evergreen Laurisilva once covered much of southern Europe, but the forest, named for its numerous Laurel species, is now limited to the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira, which has the ...

conserves the largest surviving area of primary laurel forest or "laurisilva", a vegetation type that is now confined to the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. These forests display a wealth of ...

Fanal Forest is one of the world’s only ... The traditional Santana Madeira houses, found in the north of the island, are iconic symbols of the island’s rich cultural heritage.