Surfing in Madeira the title track of his debut album. The beaches off Funchal, Madeira’s capital, sometimes have fun left-handers. Surfing in Madeira Surfing first started in the Portuguese island of Madeira in the 1970s off the villages of Paul do Mar, Jardim do Mar and Ponta Pequena. Almost every surfspot is rocky and powerful. No waves seem to break under six feet in the winter months. Madeira did not really come to the attention of foreign surfers until articles in surfing magazines in the mid-1990s. Since 1996, top Portuguese surfers from the mainland compete in the Madeira regional edition of the 'Billabong'
Museum of the Princes' Islands Museum of the Princes' Islands Museum of the Princes' Islands () is a museum on Büyükada of Princes' Islands () in İstanbul Province, Turkey dedicated to the past of the Princes' Islands. The museum is situated in the eastern side of Büyükada, the biggest island of the archipelago, off the Anatolian side of İstanbul in theSea of Marmara at . The museum was established by Adalar Municipality, Adalar District Governorship and a local foundation in the scope of European Capital of Culture project, and was opened on September 10,2 2010. The museum is housed in closed area and open space.