Casa do Miradouro Casa do Miradouro offers an exceptional holiday accommodation in a location famous for its microclimate. Furthermore, we particularly love the location on the rugged North Coast, close to the Laurisilva, the many levada walks and the other natural wonders of Madeira. Moreover, the views from this holiday rental are stunning and reach …
Announcement of Funchal as new base Low Cost Airline Ryanair opens 10 new routes and connects Madeira FNC to European cities. Ryanair announced the opening of a new operational base in Funchal in November 2021. Madeira Airport (FNC) will be Ryanair’s fifth base in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Ponta Delgada in the Azores. …
What is the Pico Ruivo? Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on Madeira. Pico Ruivo is 1,861 metres (6,106 ft) high and provides some of the most incredible views of the island from coast to coast, but unpredictable weather conditions can make it quite dangerous. It can be reached only by foot, usually either from Pico …
Discover Madeira with an interactive map! Well, we will keep this post extra short. We have now written hundreds of posts about all there is to see on Madeira. Our menu might help you to find your way, but it still is a daunting quantity of information out there and on this site. Therefore, we …
A quick guide to driving times needed on Madeira You can open and maximize the interactive map below, to get a quick idea of how fast your rental car can get from point A to B on Madeira. Click on the orange question mark to see distances in time between the main crossroads on Madeira. …
Village of Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada belongs to the municipality of São Vicente. It’s location is about right in the middle of the north coast, 2 km west of Boa Ventura and 6 km east of São Vicente. History of the village The founder of the village, Manoel Afonso Sanha, died on April 1, 1507, …
Pools and Beaches of Madeira At first sight, Madeira’s coastline looks unhospitable for beach lovers. If you don’t know where to go, you could be looking for a bathing spot for a long time, and give up in the end. But look a bit closer and there are many small gems out there. Some of …
The Pico de Ariero With its altitude of 1818 meters the Pico de Arieiro is the third highest peak on the island. But fortunately this one can be reached by car. There are no lush forests here, just a tall mountain towering the clouds, which are playing catch and seek with the mountain peaks. …
The Entrosa and the path Although there are numerous cliffs on the island, there is a particular one in between the villages of Boaventura and Arco de São Jorge, which draws the attention to all lovers of hiking and nature, better known by the name of Entrosa. What makes it special is an old stone …
Hiking on Madeira Madeira is a fantastic destination for hiking lovers. In fact, that is because Madeira has a huge network of levadas covering large parts of the island. Notably, a levada is a small water channel, typically in concrete. Now there are two interesting rules about levadas (or any aquaduct). One is that the …
Funchal Funchal is the capital city of Madeira Island and the sixth largest in Portugal. The largest city of this sub-tropical island is charming, historic, mostly well-maintained and colorful. The name Funchal stems from the amount of fennel (or “funcho” in Portuguese and “funchai” meaning a fennel plantation) plants discovered by the first settlers. The …
