Timeless Madeira: One year after being devastated by floods, this beautiful Portuguese island is as enticing as ever

By ROB FREEMAN Timeless: Reid's Palace, set on its rocky headland, retains the atmosphere of gentle and relaxed grandeurBeing pampered amid the elegant luxury of one of the world�s most gorgeously-situated hotels, it was easy to forget that this was an island recovering from a natural disaster of huge proportions. On its airy cliff-top above the Madeiran capital of Funchal � looking out over the