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Madeira banks & currency Travel Info 

Madeira banks & currency

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The official currency of Madeira is the euro (EUR). The euro is divided into 100 cents and is accepted throughout the island. There are many banks in Madeira that offer services such as international transfers, money exchange, and banking facilities. The most popular banks in Madeira are BANIF, BPI, Millennium BCP, and the Caixa Geral de Depósitos. The Euro is the currency of the Economic and Monetary Union and was adopted by 11 state-members from the European Union on the 1st of January 1999: Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland,…

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Driving Madeira - Good roads Travel Info 

Driving Madeira – Good roads

Selmo Mad, 4 Comments

Madeira has many newly asphalted roads and a recently completed dual carriage motorway with many impressive, highly engineered tunnels taking you through and under the huge mountains that were once extremely terrifying to manoeuvre around. Driving Madeira This has made driving Madeira a much easier prospect than it once was. Now you can get from one area of the island to the next very easily and without that “edge of a cliff” feeling. However, you can still experience these thrilling scenic drives if you so wish but it’s nice to…

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