Sitting on a bench by the fountains in colourful Santa Caterina Park, we asked ourselves why we love Madeira and, in particular, its capital, Funchal, so much? We’ve visited many times but keep coming back for more. After considering the question, we realised instantly that it wasn’t just one reason – there were myriad reasons we adored returning to this lush, mountainous isle, sitting 280 miles from the African coast and a tad over three hours’ flying time from the UK.