The Portuguese island of Madeira, located 320 miles off the coast of Morocco, is famous for its fortified wine, Madeira cake, and Cristiano Ronaldo

. For fans of the soccer icon, a trip to Madeira is a must. The beautiful island boasts gorgeous landscapes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and year-round sunshine, and it is a shrine to its most famous son. Murals, statues, and various other Ronaldo-themed attractions can be found on every corner.

Madeira has just one airport, and it is named after Cristiano Ronaldo. Once landed, the airport is just a 22-minute drive to the center of Funchal. For getting around Funchal, walking is the best option.
To visit Madeira’s other coastal cities, such as the rural Santana, one can catch a bus or a taxi or hire a car for around $150 per day. Monte is one site that any tourist to Madeira cannot miss, and one can catch the cable car from Funchal to be treated to a stunning panoramic view.

There is no shortage of five-star resorts on Madeira, such as the Savoy Palace, The Cliff Bay, or The Vine. But for fans of Cristiano Ronaldo, there is only one place to stay – his own hotel, the CR7 Lifestyle Hotel. Part of the Pestana Hotel Group, the CR7 Lifestyle Hotel sits next to the harbor in Funchal on a square named after the Manchester United forward, Praça CR7.
The hotel is not large, but it has clean and comfortable rooms, a friendly staff, a great bar, a pool, and spectacular views of the city, making for a thoroughly enjoyable stay. The four-star property is laden with tributes to Ronaldo, which are dotted everywhere around the building.

There are newspaper clippings, signed shirts, and other pieces of memorabilia on the walls, while above the beds, one can find illuminated sketches of the Manchester United and Portugal forward. Most impressively, just outside the hotel, one can find a statue of Ronaldo.