Casa do Miradouro Casa do Miradouro offers exceptional holiday accommodation in a location famous for its microclimate. Furthermore, we love the location on the rugged North Coast, close to the Laurisilva and the other natural wonders of Madeira. Moreover, the views from the property are stunning and reach from Ponta Delgada all the way to …
Madeira Archipelago Madeira Archipelago is a sub-tropical group of islands with warm and mild climate, lush forests, beautiful sand and pebble beaches, interesting fauna and flora and food and wine specialties. The Madeira archipelago is also an archipelago of extremes: Largest firework display (Guinness World Record), extreme sports, extreme means of transportation and house to …
Your Air Passenger Rights in the EU You booked your flight to Madeira International Airport – FNC. Your suitcases and carry-on are packed. You are ready to leave on vacation. Unfortunately, all does not go according to plans. As a passenger traveling in the EU, you have rights, EU Air Passenger Rights. You can find …
Santana in a nutshell Santana, on the Northern Coast of Madeira, is located in a rugged mountainous area. Six parishes, located in river-valleys make up the municipality: Arco de São Jorge, Faial, Ilha, Santana, São Jorge, and São Roque do Faial. The Santana parish has the largest number residents, while Arco de São Jorge is …
Milho Frito – Madeira Fried Cornmeal Madeira is mostly famous for its fortified wines. Even if Madeira’s cuisine is largely inspired by continental Portuguese cuisine, there are some noteworthy exceptions such as Bolo de Caco, Espetada Regional, Espada com Banana, … and Milho Frito. Milho Frito or Madeira Fried Cornmeal is a crispy fried dish, …
Madeira Airport – FNC Madeira Airport has several names. Some call it Funchal Airport. Others say Madeira Airport. More recently the local government calls it Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport. Furthermore, despite the reference to Funchal in its name, the airport sits in Santa Cruz about 25 KM east of Funchal towards Caniço. Here is a …
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 2019, the actual Carnival dates are from February 26th to …
Tourist Entertainment Calendar Mark your agendas, the Board of Tourism has released the tourist entertainment calendar both for 2019 and 2020. Hence, the Madeira Tourist Board organizes these activities principally for tourists. If you would like to witness or participate in events organized across the island for Madeirans, please refer back to this blog post …
History of Madeira Botanical Garden – Funchal Madeira Island is a spectacular and smallish island famed for its balmy climate and for its wonderful and renowned gardens. We already presented the Monte Palace Tropical Gardens (here) in an earlier post. This time we will talk about the Madeira Botanical Garden. The Madeira Botanical Garden (Jardim …
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 …
How to get by in Madeira (and Portugal) So now you’ve booked your flights, your rental car and your holiday casa. And that’s great, you’ve completed the first steps toward an amazing holiday, but you have no idea how to speak Portuguese. Don’t, worry, we got you covered. Starting with the basics – Greetings English …
