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title: "Madeira"
description: "Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Madeira."
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# Madeira
Primary place hint: Madeira
## Breadcrumbs
[Europe](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/europe) > [Portugal](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/portugal) > [Madeira](https://www.indietravelguides.com/en/destinations/madeira)
## Hotel Guides
- [Spectacular Hotel Views](https://spectacularhotelviews.com/en/rankings/madeira) (spectacularhotelviews.com)
  Spectacular Hotel Views is the defintive guide to the world's best hotel views. It has over 600 destination rankings with hotels ranked by view quality, uniqueness, and breadth of availability across the property, has a searchable database of 2,500+ hotels with exceptional views and also allows you to browse by view type. Their Madeira ranking provides a useful guide for finding hotels in Madeira with the best hotel views.
- [Secretplaces](https://www.secretplaces.com/portugal/madeira/best-boutique-hotels-holiday-homes) (secretplaces.com)
  Secretplaces is a curated accommodation site focused on boutique hotels, guest houses and authentic holiday homes. This page presents a Madeira selection of boutique hotels, guest houses, luxury hotels and holiday rentals, including examples such as Casas de Levada, Estalagem da Ponta do Sol and Atrio.
## Travel Guides And Blogs
- [Lonely Planet](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/portugal/madeira) (lonelyplanet.com)
  Lonely Planet is a professionally edited travel-publishing brand offering destination guides, travel articles, books, and planning services. Its Madeira destination guide is a strong overview for trip planning, covering cliffs, laurel forests, markets, lava pools, and timing tips.
- [Earth Trekkers](https://www.earthtrekkers.com/madeira-itinerary/) (earthtrekkers.com)
  Earth Trekkers is a family adventure travel site specializing in detailed destination guides, itineraries, hikes, and road trips. Their Madeira itinerary guide is especially practical for matching the island's sights and hikes to trips of three to eight days or longer.
- [Dreams in Heels](https://dreamsinheels.com/best-things-to-do-in-madeira-island-portugal/) (dreamsinheels.com)
  Dreams in Heels is a travel and lifestyle blog with practical posts and identity-led storytelling. Their Madeira Island things-to-do guide gives travelers a concise, adventure-focused list of ten activities in Portugal with useful insider-style tips.
- [A Broken Backpack](https://abrokenbackpack.com/beaches-madeira/) (abrokenbackpack.com)
  A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog covering destination guides, tips, and independent travel resources. Their Madeira beaches guide is a helpful resource for beach planning, including sandy beach options and practical context for choosing where to go.
## Travel Videos
- [Joel and Emilia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XuESn84s6U) (youtube.com)
  Joel and Emilia is a YouTube travel channel by Joel Friend and Emilia Beattie, sharing destination adventures around the world. This travel video highlights ten places to visit in Madeira, making a strong visual case for the island's waterfalls, mountains, beaches, cliffs, and cloud inversions.
- [AlexTravels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6fqCLflXZU) (youtube.com)
  AlexTravels is a YouTube travel channel where Alex creates cinematic travel vlogs, Europe travel guides, and city travel tips. This video is a useful coastal guide to Madeira, covering beaches and scenery around Seixal, Ponta de São Lourenço, Porto Moniz natural pools, viewpoints, and nearby ruins.
- [Gabriel Traveler](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uy-api2UXc) (youtube.com)
  Gabriel Traveler is a YouTube travel channel by Gabriel Morris, sharing travel adventures, practical information, and budget travel tips. This travel video follows Gabriel Morris on his last day exploring Madeira, offering a personal on-the-ground view of the Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean.