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  1. My husband saw a cheap last minute deal on the hotel Estalagem Do Mar so I searched the internet for some information on SÃ¥o Vicente and found your blog. The information and lovely photos really sold it to us & we booked. We were not disappointed. The place more than lived up to our expectations and we had a fantastic time in this amazing natural setting. Many thanks for all your tips and recommendations!

  2. Great review, especially as I, have just booked 4 nights in Sao Vicente followed by 3 in Funchal. As an avid traveller, I love to research and find invaluable information. Thank you. or should I say obrigada !

  3. Your pictures are lovely, and I couldn’t help but laugh at your post about Churrascaria – they do have AMAZING meat. The beef skewers with fried polenta is my favourite dish to get, all while sipping poncha. Taberna da Poncha (yellow house on the new roads between Sao Vincente and Funchal) is the best, in my opinion. The island has changed A LOT in recent years, notably from the EU bailout several years ago where the Funchal waterfront I think got upwards of 2 million. This island is where my grandparents came from, specifically that village of Sao Vincente, and as happy as I am to see people visit it and also fall in love with its beauty and simplicity, beware of price hikes caused by the influx of tourists. 2015 – 2017 summertime was already a couple Euro increase at restaurants along the water – still cheap for Westerners and other European nations, but that’s quite a difference for locals (we also frequent those places for the view and the sunset).

    1. How cool that your grandparents come from Sao Vicente! I have to say, after being there, everything else in Europe seems so small and boring haha! I think the island has ruined my nature expectations everywhere :)

      And I am totally trying out the Churrascaria place next time I go there. I don’t even like meat much… but when I saw the other table’s order, my mouth dropped!

      It does suck to hear about the prices rising, but I guess that happens anywhere that has tourism coming through and tourism is almost always a good thing when it comes to jobs and economy. I just hope to see more people visiting local places like this instead of packaged tours (which I know serve their purpose- especially if you have kids, but so many are just feeding money into big named businesses instead of small, local places.

      You now have me wanting to get back here asap! Aghhh! Thanks for your comment and hope you have a great week!

  4. Waouw, thank you for the very nice post on Sao Vicente, Madeira. This place has always been a favorite of mine and I am thrilled that you enjoyed it as well. Your pictures are fabulous as well.

    1. Yes! So nice to see that someone else has spent time there (outside of just the Volcano Center!) Thanks so much for your comment :)