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 Rota da Banana in Madalena do Mar is a nice easy walk throught the lush green banana plantations. The easy walk is suitable for all ages. Madalena do Mar Madalena do Mar is a parish belonging to the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the South of the Island. This village sits at sea …
Exceptional Joint Festival This special joint Festival takes place from September 3rd to September 27th, 2020. See you there! Flower and Wine Festival on Madeira. You will all agree that 2020 is a rather strange year. The Tourism Board of Madeira Island just published the new program with this year’s different version of the Flower …
What is coasteering? Coasteering is a fun outdoors activity where participants progress along a rocky coastline. This involves following the coast either by foot or by swimming, and includes jumping, climbing and scrambling. It is a great activity for those who like the occasional adrenaline rush as well as for those who enjoy caving, climbing …
Miradouro is viewpoint in Portuguese and Madeira has plenty of them. The capital city of Funchal alone is home to many nice viewpoints. Let’s explore some of Funchal’s belvederes with you. Miradouro da Nazaré Set at an altitude of 164 meters above the Atlantic, this Miradouro is west of the city center. The views reach …
Calhau da Lapa : A little hidden paradise – General Closure due to rock stability problems Locals talk about “Paraside on Earth” when they mention Calhau da Lapa. Some would like to keep it a secret place and others find it so great that they want to spread the word. Because yes, so far, knowledge went …
Carros de Pau on Madeira Carros de Pau are cars made of wood by hand and without mechanical equipment. These are very traditional in Portugal in general but even more so on the Island of Madeira. There was a time when these “wooden cars” were an occupation for the younger generations, especially before all things …
Monte Monte is one of the parishes of Funchal, Madeira’s capital city. It is rather small but definitely well worth a visit. Getting there by cable car One of the easiest ways to reach Monte is to the take the cable car from downtown Funchal (in the old part of Funchal). If you have not …
Activities on Madeira: tested and approved. You just arrived on Madeira, and despite attempting to plan your stay minutely, you are still not too sure about what to do. Well worry no more, here is a list of tested and approved activities not including the famous levada walks.NB: some of these activities will be more …
Calhau Surf School Calhau Surfing School is Madeira’s first and thus oldest surf school. It organized private and group surf and paddle lessons. The school is certified by the Portuguese Surfing Federation. The central person of the Calhau Surf School is Rodolfo Machado. Originally from mainland Portugal, he travelled the world as an architect and …
What is canyoning and why Madeira? Canyoning on Madeira is all about exploring canyons using a variety of techniques: walking, crawling, sliding, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and swimming. The island has built up a reputation as a prime destination for canyoning in Europe. An abundance of rivers and canyons, allows for exercising this activity at all …
Tourist Entertainment Agenda Mark your agendas, the Board of Tourism has released the modified tourist entertainment calendar for 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 or to …
