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PORTUGAL | Friday, 11 January 2013 | Views [886] | View Smaller Image

weren't meant for exploration, they were simply second-hand merchant ships. Santa Maria was used for wine exportation, currently it is a touristic attraction representing the wine expo industry that has greatly contributed for Madeira's reputation.

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Madeira is very famous for its toboggan sledges. These basket rides are a old mean of quick transportation from the tops to Funchal. Today it is only touristic, but it still taks people at a bold 50km/h through the narrow mountainy roads to the capital center.

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In its area of 8 hundred square kilometres, Madeira has over 100 tunnels. Together with the highways it results in a massive 140km network with a cost of 1814,6 million euros. This investment came manly from European funds, and has naturally cause many polemic discussions about the management of such funds.

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