This Category contains all posts about outings, activities, museum visits, which you can plan for while on Madeira. It can give you great ideas on what to do depending on the time you have available, the distance you are willing to drive or depending on the weather. Everything you need is here, wether you are going for a levada walk, visiting a museum, doing a car tour, visiting one of Madeira’s mountain peaks, visiting volcanic grottos, tropical gardens, going to the beach, treating the kids on a round of karting fun.
The Madeira Photography Museum – Atelier Vicente’s Founded by Vicente Gomes da Silva in the 1850ies, this photographic studio, situated in Funchal, survives complete with equipment, sets, cameras, costumes and pictures. After a five-year closure and a 1.7-million-euro renovation, the oldest photo studio of Portugal just opened its doors to visitors again at the end …
New Year’s on Madeira Madeira just won the first prize as the Best Destination to celebrate the New Year. The runners up are London followed by Berlin. This first prize was awarded by the European Best Destinations (EBD). European Best Destinations is a Brussels based organization dedicated to tourism and the promotion of culture. “We …
Christmas Program on Madeira. It is that time of year when many of us start preparations for Christmas and the holiday season. Some people pull out favorite carol music CDs or playlists. Some only think about festive recipes, Some pull out their Santa suits. And lastly some of us enjoy the world-famous Madeira Christmas traditions. …
… and there was light! Christmas is going to be unusual for all this year. For some more than for others perhaps, but a different festive season is a given in these times of extremes. Much Christmas fun may be off this year. We can, however, still enjoy the dazzling winter light displays on Madeira. …
Madeira Most Scenic Route – Part one From the emerald green North Coast to the more inhabited South Coast, through all the twists and turns, the ups and downs this round up of Madeira’s most beautiful roads shows that sometimes the journey is as important as the destination. There is nothing like a good road …
Jurassic Park on Madeira? The Levada do Caldeirâo Verde trail is located in the Municipality of Santana at approximately 900 meters of altitude. It starts in the Queimadas Forestry Park in a fairy tale like setting. ID Card One of Madeira’s favorite Levada walks This is one of Madeira’s all-time favorite levada walks. Surely one …
Social Distancing and its effects Social distancing is thought to prevent infectious transmissions. However, it can also have unintended consequences. Public health officials ask us to do something that does not come naturally namely stay away from each other. We can understand how it may slow the circulation of a virus but it is not …
Did you say Ice in Summer? There are things that we take for granted today such as opening the freezer at home and grabbing an ice cream. However, in times not so long gone, it was impossible to have ice all year around. Now imagine yourself 100 years ago or more. How would you get …
Ilhas Selvagens – Selvagens Islands or Savage Islands. The Selvagens Islands is a small Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated some 280 kilometers south of Madeira and 165 kilometers from the Spanish Canary Islands. Your head is tilting right now. Certainly, you are wondering why we write a blog post about savage …
Terras de Avô Terras do Avô is a family run business. This winery is the proud creation of Duarte Caldeira. The 13 hectares of land of the estate, once belonging to his grandfather, are in Seixal on the North Coast of Madeira. 31 different plots of land make up these special 13 hectares. Some pieces …
