conserves the largest surviving area of primary laurel forest or "laurisilva", a vegetation type that is now confined to the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. These forests display a wealth of ...

Humid, evergreen Laurisilva once covered much of southern Europe, but the forest, named for its numerous Laurel species, is ...

The view from the top showcases a panoramic vista of the island ... The Laurisilva of Madeira, a UNESCO World Heritage site, ...

DUBBED the ‘Hawaii of Europe’, the beautiful island of Madeira has never been easier to get to. With black sand beaches, time ...