Madeira, Portugal

The island's 2,000 kilometers of levada walks—irrigation channels built since the 16th century—offer the most accessible laurel forest exploration in the world, a UNESCO heritage site. Visitors can hike to cliff-edge vineyards at 400 meters altitude, where the fortified wine withstands Atlantic gales and once accompanied Napoleon into exile. This oceanic garden also supports over 80% of the world's bananas labeled as 'Madeira' under EU protection.