Advice on Diving inPortugal

... and it takes 1 ½ hours to get there by plane from Lisbon. It consists of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo, and the two uninhabited nature reserve islands of Desertas and Selvagens. Portugal has a mild climate, with a recorded 3000 hours of sunshine per year. This, coupled with the amount of gorgeous beaches along the Atlantic coastline, makes Portugal a great holiday and scuba diving destination. The climate does vary from region to region, with proximity to the sea creating a milder climate. Inland, nearby Spain, the winters are cold, and there is some snowfall; the summers are hot an...