Contrast offers intense and sharp experiences. In Sofia’s Place you breath the local community spirit and culture in a sophisticated and cosmopolitan accommodation, in the heart of one of the most exclusive, dreamy and romantic places around. As Jardim do Mar itself, Sofia's Place offers the local and the universal, the unique and the diverse, the rural environment and the urbane comfort. Sofia was born in the pitoresque village. And as roots are kept intact, Jardim do Mar became more cosmopolitan as it attracted artists (writers, poets, painters), surfers and nature and tranquility lovers from all over.

Friday 18 February 2011

Old Madeira (3)

Monte Train
The Monte Train exploded at the 10th of September 1919, killing some people. Even after this event, the “Comboio” went on until the 17th of May 1943. Shortly after the last trip it was taken down.

Maybe one day the old train will be replaced by a modern funicular, similar in appearance, with room for 60 passengers. The project had a budget of €6.5 million but in the present crisis no one knows for sure. The works haven’t started yet. It is planned to run the same course of the original route, but only between stations at Largo da Fonte in Monte and Terreiro da Luta.
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