The general manager of Justino’s Madeira Wines, S, A, one of the oldest producers of Madeira Wine, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but the island became his home as a child and today he knows that it is the only place where he wants to live. This happens because Madeira is, in his words, “a place where nature coexists with man, an exotic place where calm and safety are part of everyday life, where hospitality, fantastic weather, a multiplicity of colors and landscapes and also fresh air, always renewed by the sea breeze, allow for resting”. For all these reasons, he prefers the days spent in the mountains in the company of his family. Preferably in the Calheta area, the one he knows best, that offers different landscapes from the sea to the mountains.
AND HIS BEST OF IS…
VISIT: Monte Palace Tropical Garden, Quinta das Cruzes Museum, São Lourenço Fort, Fanal, Porto Santo beach, Levada do Caldeirão Verde, Levada das 25 Fontes, Vereda Pico do Areeiro-Pico Ruivo, Vereda do Fanal; ACTIVITIES: Fishing, boat tours, trekking; SLEEP: Belmond Reid’s Palace, Vidamar Resort Madeira, Quinta da Casa Branca; EAT: Il Gallo D’Oro, William, Quinta do Furão, Santo António, Gavião Novo, Il Basílico, Paladares; NIGHT: Theo’s Bazar Café, Number Two, Jam, Hole in One, Scat; SHOPPING: Mercado dos Lavradores, Fábrica Santo António, H&H, Pérola dos Vinhos, Madeira Shopping, La Vie.