means by which they entertained themselves far from their homes, are fully detailed. An area of some 1100 ha is protected as a nature reserve where visitors can see from marked tracks a variety of abandoned

less fashionable in the twenty first century are still important products of the Portuguese island, 1100 km south-west of Lisbon. The history of wine production in the island is celebrated in a museum e

The production of sugar was one of the principal sources of income in the Madeira islands, 1100 km south-west of Lisbon, where there are many remains of refineries. The museum of sugar is housed in a building

19th and 20th century quarrying technology, including a stonegate saw and a fully equipped forge. An 1100-metre long nature trail leads around the Kesselbruch. Display boards explain to visitors the geological