Madeira Islands: World's Leading Island Destination 2018

Calheta bay, Madeira islands

Madeira Islands were elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2018 for the fourth time in four years, by World Travel Awards, which are hailed as ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’. Its 25th annual edition (Grand Final Gala Ceremony) took place in Pátio da Galé, Lisbon, Portugal, on the 1st December 2018.

Check Madeira's promotional video.

Madeira Islands had also been elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2015, 2016 and in 2017 by World Travel Awards, in the 22nd edition, which took place in El Jadida, Morocco, on the 12th December 2015, in the 23rd edition (Grand Final Gala Ceremony), which took place in the Republic of Maldives, on the 2nd December 2016, and in the 24th annual edition (Europe Gala Ceremony) took place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 30th September 2017.

In 2018, 2016, 2014, and 2013 Madeira Islands had also been elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination, and also nominated for the World's Leading Island Destination 2013.

When the world seems to go crazy, you can find peace, security, mild weather all year round and beautiful landscapes in these Atlantic islands. Madeira's Nature exhales energy and inspires emotion and adventure. It also has this profound and empowering quietness, working as a self (relaxing and healing) retreat from modern life rush, stress and anxieties. 

Give yourself a chance to experience Madeira Islands and come to visit us in Sofia's Place in Jardim do Mar, one of the most exclusive, dreamy and romantic places around.

Madeira offers unspoilt and breathtaking scenery with impressive high cliffs emerging directly from the ocean. «It’s the most dramatic landscape I have ever seen», says dear friend and surfer William Henry about Madeira, refering to the towering cliffs, rocky shores, waterfalls and seas of azure.

«As a child I often dreamed of a landscape like Madeira, because one much like it is often described in fairy tales and children’s stories», adds the above quoted friend. «Every year I find something new, and yet every year I am awe-struck by the same cliffs, gardens, waterfalls and waves that I witnessed on my first voyage.» (Read more)

Sofia's Place blog posts on the subject:
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2018 (this post)
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2018
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2017
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2016
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2016
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2015
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2014
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2013
Madeira Islands nominated for the World's Leading Island Destination 2013

Previous awards direct links:
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2018
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2018
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2017
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2016
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2016
Madeira Islands elected the World's Leading Island Destination 2015
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2014
Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination 2013
Madeira Islands nominated for the World's Leading Island Destination 2013

More information on Madeira Islands:
www.visitmadeira.pt