Your best slowdown
experience
begins here...
"A new concept of slow wine tourism."
Introduction:
It is not about having time to slow down, but about the place where you feel and love to do it. It's about the place where slowing down comes spontaneously and feels natural. This is the feeling of Terrabona, a new way of wine tourism in the northern part of Madeira Island. It is a secret gem, a terraced landscape rising from the Atlantic Ocean.
Slowdown value: The landscape of Boaventura
Boaventura is a land of illustrious and humble people, settlers, and landlords. A strip of land where the man is sheltered in mild valleys in an area that goes from the sea to the mountains.
The discovery of the tourist potential of the North Coast goes back to the eighteenth century, its virginal nature, where the Laurissilva forest stands out, its real paths and levadas, which made the delight of new adventurers and discoverers.
Slowdown value: For the lovers of the panoramic views, tranquility, and experiencing local culture
5 Villas sits quietly on the slopes of the Boaventura landscape and the views from their garden open towards the Atlantic ocean. The lush vegetation of the UNESCO ancient forest, the terraced slope with vineyard, and the infinity pool create the "slowdown effect" of this place.
The architecture is minimal and it blends peacefully into the surrounding nature. To keep the pristine touch with nature the materials used are mainly natural - like stone facade and wood. Terrabona is a story about the love to produce wine on the slopes above the ocean and the passion for living with the pristine nature of Madeira Island. The "slowdown" experience is unique as it's personal, you will meet and spend time with the hosts who share their stories and lifestyles with you, but at the same time, you will find privacy and a peaceful retreat to the beauty of this hidden gems of the World.
"Experience laid back
and exquisite approach."
TERRABONA
Slowdown value: Landscape-designed Villas in the vineyards to enjoy privacy and peace, embraced by ancient forest.
Always in a surrounding of extraordinary nature with 25 million years of existence, providing a set of unique experiences in this world natural heritage, attributed by UNESCO.
You will get the feeling of being hidden away as each villa is located on its terraced level of the vineyard to offer maximum privacy. The terrace of the Villa is set in the close vicinity of the vineyards, so you can enjoy sitting outside, feeling having breakfast in the vineyards. Each Villa comes with a cozy living room area with a small kitchen, a kingsize bedroom with a freestanding bathtub, and an all-glass, oak-slatted facade facing the vineyards and the lush vegetation of the surrounding ancient forest.
Slowdown value: Infinity pool immersed with idyllic landscape and friendly to your skin.
Wishing to make water friendly to your skin, they use a combination of ultraviolet treatment, a pinch of salt, and the filtration properties of the Hijau stone itself, to achieve natural water pH.
"With this dream, we invite you to visit the Madeira North Coast and toast with us."
MARCO & MARIA, TERRABONA
Slowdown value: The passion for wine
Following the recent success of their white wines, they have created a new concept of wine tourism, linked to nature. Their idea was that everything would remain small, almost handmade.
"These wines are born from a small dream to be built on Boa Ventura Land, Terrabona, in Latin. Known for the Sitio do Cardo, in allusion to the flower, our passion was the Laurissilva, its smells, and sounds, with the sea very close."
"The seed was the grape and with the Arnsburger grape variety, we developed a fruity, light, and elegant wines. And so was born the "Family Harvest" wine range, and more recently, the "Heritage" range: one with fermentation and aging in French oak barrels and one last with terracotta barrel aging."
CULTIVATE BALANCED LIFESTYLE
Nature
well-being
Slowdown value: Atlantic coastline on your doorstep
"Here you will be surprised by the magnanimous natural plot that will present you from dawn to dusk. Enjoy the silence of nature to the sound of the sea waves, in this unique retreat that you will never forget."
From hiking and natural pools, to bird watching, painting, or sailing. Terrabona is an inspiring "slowdown" experience thanks to the unique landscape and the hosts, Maria & Marco, who will introduce you to the beauty of slowdown life so passionately.