| Page Views: 289 Last Visit to Porto Santo Island: April, 2003 | Porto Santo, the Golden Island by -deja.Ismael - last update: Jan 8, 2004 |
Porto Santo is known as "the Golden Island". There are two possible explanations.
<p>1. Comparing with the neighboring island of Madeira, the climate is much drier, so its landscape looks less green and more "golden".
<p>2. Another difference with Madeira is that this island has sand (golden) beaches. |
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| Pros: | "blue skies and sand beaches" |
-deja.Ismael's Porto Santo Island Travel Tips
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quartinb Fri Jan 30, 2004 22:05 UTC bonito |
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