Vacation Rental – Alojamento Local MadeiraCasa – This spacious family house offers a peaceful and secluded retreat without being remote and inaccessible. On the edge of the quaint village of Boaventura, this villa sits on the “Levada de Cima”. The vacation cottage overlooks surf-crashing seascapes and rocky mountain vistas. For more pictures and information, please …
Anona – Cherimoya – Custard Apple The Anona Festival (Festa da Anona) takes place every year in March in Faial. This year the dates are March 7-8, 2020. This festival was created in the 1990s by the local producers of Faial, where the anona is most commonly grown. Hence, the event is the perfect opportunity …
Carnival This recipe is a typical Carnival recipe. In bygone times, Carnival participants received these fitters, commonly names Sonhos in Portuguese. During their parade, these fancy dress participants visit bars, cafés and private houses accompanied by jolly music receiving sonhos at each stop. Ingredients 250 ml of water 120 grams of flour 2 eggs zest …
Camara de Lobos Camara de Lobos is a traditional fishing village only about five kilometers from Funchal. Winston Churchill loved to paint in Camara de Lobos. A famous picture of him painting thus put this quaint village on the map. Mr Churchill is definitely the most famous and celebrated person in the town. Camara de …
Madeira Carnival The Carnival on Madeira Island is said to be known as one of the best in Europe. Each year, Carnival festivities start forty days before Easter. Hence, It is the year’s first major festival after the Christmas and New Year’s extravaganza. Therefore in 2020, the actual Carnival dates are from February 19th to …
Want to book the perfect holiday to Madeira but don’t know where to start? Here is a simple guide on preparing the perfect Madeira holiday. Find your flight The first step of holiday planning is deciding when to go on holiday. Madeira is a good destination all year around. However, depending on the activities you …
Capelinha do Calhau The ‘Capelinha do Calhau’ in Sao Vicente marks the entrance of the village of Sao Vicente. The villagers built this remarkable and tiny chapel, dedicated to the holy Vincent, in 1692. The baroque facade is carved in a solitary basalt rock. It stands tall in the river mound of the river …
Booking a holiday to Madeira In January, most of us plan our holidays for the coming year. Holidays are a privileged time with your loved family away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Our day to day balancing act of working, parenting and dealing with other obligations does take a toll on most …
Plantar o Futuro Welcome to the second edition of the “Plant the Future” Project – Plantar o Futuro. The program aims to be an educational and nature recovery project. Furthermore, it intends to raise awareness of the necessity to preserve the current forests and replant trees and shrubs. This initiative started last school year, hence …
Saudade Portugal, Saudade is one of those words for which there is no literal translation. However, it seems that Portuguese are born with an innate understanding of its meaning. Saudade means a mixture of melancholic longing or yearning coupled with a sense of loneliness and incompleteness. That is a mouthful, right? Certainly, it is one …
Cristiano Ronaldo – Part Three Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese Legend and a professional football player. He has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid and plays for Juventus and Portugal. He was born on the sub-tropical island of Madeira. Along with Lionel Messi, even if CR7 will not like this sentence, he is regularly …
