Jardim Monte Palace Madeira
Hillside tropical garden with koi lakes, oriental gardens and a vast collection of tile panels.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to Monte Palace Tropical Garden in Funchal, Madeira, follows José Berardo, the Madeiran who left school at thirteen, made a fortune in South African mining and bought this old hotel estate in 1987. It moves from his garden of tiles and swans to the bank loans of the late two thousands and a parliamentary inquiry in Lisbon. Best heard standing in front of the history-of-Portugal tile panels.
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