Welcome! // Witamy! // Bem-vindos!

Hello everyone!

We are starting this blog to provide you all with information that could be useful for your journey planning to the amazing island of Madeira during our wedding! Depending on whether you're coming just for the weekend or are planning on making it a longer holiday, there are plenty of things for you to see and experience. Closer to the date, we are going to try and organize some activities for those of you interested. Due to the multilingual character of the wedding, we will do our best to post blogs in other languages. Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions, etc. Don't hesitate to contact us on +44 7737340390 (Wojciech) or +44 7942284515 (Claudia) or just email us at wojciechhydzik@yahoo.co.uk. If you'd like us to add some information on this blog, please let us know.

Much love,

Wojciech & Claudia

//Po Polsku//

Witamy wszystkich!

Z gory, przepraszam za moja Polszczyzne...Zaczynamy ten blog by podawac wszelkie informacje, ktore mamy nadzieje pomoga wam w planowaniu niezapomnianej wycieczki na wyspe Madeira podczas naszego slubu! Niezalezne od tego czy przylatujecie tylko na weekend, czy na dluzsze wakacje, jest mnostwo rzeczy by doswiadczyc i zwiedzic. Blizej daty imprezy postaramy sie zorganizowac jakies aktywnosci dla tych, ktorzy maja ochote. Jesli macie jakiekolwiek pytania, sugestje, itd, prosimy o kontakt na podane numery u gory, lub napisac email. Jesli czegos nie mozecie znalezc na ten blog, prosze nam dac znac, i jak najszybciej dodamy.

Pozdrawiamy serdecznie,

Wojciech i Claudia

//Portugues//

Ola a todos!

Iniciámos este blog com a intenção de facilitar a vossa estadia na Madeira durante o nosso casamento. Quer venham só para o fim de semana ou  possivelmente mais alguns dias, existem imensas coisas para fazer e experimentar. Perto da data, vamos tentar organizar algumas actividades e passeios para quem estiver interessado. Devido ao carácter multilingual do nosso casamento, vamos tentar publicar posts nas 3 línguas. Digam-nos por favor se tiverem alguma questão e não hesitem em contactar-nos pelos telefones +44 7737340390 (Wojciech) ou +44 7942284515 (Claudia), ou por email: wojciechhydzik@yahoo.co.uk

Se acharem que falta alguma informação neste blog, digam-nos por favor.

Abraços e beijinhos, 

Wojciech & Claudia

Places to stay // Hotele i Mieszkania

Greetings! // Witamy!

EN // Some of you have been asking where is it best to stay and what kind of accommodation to get. In terms of location, it's easiest to find a place in Funchal, the main city. As Madeira has a complex topography and the public transport isn't the greatest, staying in the city is most convenient. If you can't find a place in the city, or prefer a hotel elsewhere, then hiring a car would be a good idea. Other towns nearby that are good to stay in (bearing in mind you'd need to hire a car) would be Sao Goncalo, Canico, and Garajau. Areas within Funchal that are good and popular are Se, Sao Martinho, Lido and Santa Luzia.

We will be organizing a coach to pick you up from a central location to the wedding and then to the venue. More info on this at a later stage.

PL // Niektorzy z was pytaja gdzie najlepiej zostac w Funchal. Najlepiej to szukac cos w miescie Funchal. Madera ma skomplikowana topografie i transport publiczny nie jest najlepszy, choc taksowki nie sa drogie. Jesli nie znajdziecie nic w miescie, lub wolicie byc w innej lokalizacji, to polecamy wynajac samochod. Inne miasteczka w okolicy Funchal, ktore mozemy polecic, to Sao Goncalo, Canico, i Garajau. Jesli chodzi o miastko Funchal, to polecamy poszukac hotelu lub mieszkanie w okolicach Se, Sao Martinho, Lido i Santa Luzia.

Bedziemy organizowac autokar zeby was odebrac z centralnej lokalizacji do kosciola na slub i pozniej na impreze slubna. Wiecej informacji o tym pozniej.

SELF -CATERED APARTMENTS // MIESZKANIA DO WYNAJECIA

Good sites for self-catered apartments:

http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/search/keywords:Madeira+Island,+Portugal

http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/madeira-south-coast.htm

http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/madeira/

http://www.homelidays.co.uk/EN-Holidays-Rental/110_Search/SearchList.asp?ADR_PAYS=PT&PART=RW&ADR_LOCALISATION=PT%20MADEIRA&TYPE=MAIS,CHAT,GITE

There should be a decent selection of houses and apartments to choose from in these links.

HOTELS

EN // There are a whole range of hotels to choose from in Madeira. Most popular locations are in the Lido area, west of the city centre along the coast, but there are also quite a lot in the city itself. Here are some suggestions:

PL // Jest duzo hoteli do wyboru na Maderze. Najbardziej popularne lokalizacje sa w Lido na zachodnim wybrzezu miasta Funchal, ale jest tez wiele hoteli w centrum miasta. O to kilka sugestii:

5* options:

Pestana Casino Park - http://www.pestanacasinopark.com/ (famous hotel designed by Oscar Niemeyer) - 5 min walk to city centre.

CS Madeira Atlantic Resort & Sea Spa - http://www.csmadeiraatlanticresort.com - Lido area, 15 min walk to city centre.

The Vine Hotel - http://www.hotelthevine.com/ - In the centre of Funchal.

4* options:

Four Views Baia Hotel - http://www.four-views-baia.com - central Funchal location

Quinta da Penha de Franca - http://www.penhafranca.com/ - 5 min walk to city centre

Funchal Design Hotel - http://www.funchal-designhotel.com - central location

3* options:  

Hotel Albergaria Catedral -  http://www.albergaria-catedral-madeira.com - Central Funchal

Residencial de Mariazinha - http://www.residencialmariazinha.com/ - Central Funchal

Hotel do Carmo - http://www.hoteldocarmomadeira.com - Central Funchal

Hopefully these guids can help you all. There's also a great website http://www.agoda.com which offers great discounts on these hotels, and a lot, lot more! // Na podanej stronie sa dobre oferty do wiele hoteli na Maderze.