In this category we will show all of our blog posts having specific landmarks as the objective. These landmark all have a specific location. We’ll do our best to give you a link to a google map also. A landmark could be a monument, a historic building, or a natural landmark. For example one of the picos of Madeira, or the lavapools of Porto Moniz. You can just pick one of these and drive or walk there. If the landmark is a museum or a cultural heritage site, we’ll tell you what it costs and when are the opening hours. You’ll find a lot of landmarks along the North Coast. That’s because…well…we have a preference.
The Columbus Festival Every year in September, the Columbus Festival takes place over three days in Vila Baleira, Porto Santo. Vila Baleira also happens to be the place where Columbus married Porto Santo native Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (the island’s governor’s daughter) in 1479. The festival honors Columbus’ fleet to Porto Santo during one of his …
Madeira sugar cane You probably already know that Madeira is famous for typical and regional products. Some examples are bananas, embroidery and Madeira wine. However, you maybe did not know that Madeira sugar cane (also known as Madeira’s white gold) is also very relevant to Madeira’s history. The sugar industry was an important contributor of …
Quinta Vigia The Quinta Vigia, previously called Quinta das Angústias, is an old mansion in Funchal located next to the Parque de Santa Catarina. Residence of the President Before becoming the official residence of the President of the Regional Government Funchal in 1984, the Quinta was home to several historical figures, such as Russian Prince …
The Madeiran Speckled Wood is a … butterfly endemic to Madeira Island. The Madeiran Speckled Wood belongs to the family of the Nymphalidae, and is considered to be an endangered species. This endangered species condition is due to the fierce competition for habitat and food with a very common and related butterfly, Pararge Aegeria. (Source) …
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 …
Madeira Airport – FNC Madeira Airport FNC 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 …
Portugal has a long history of using tiles. Azulejos or tiles are part of Portugal culture. Azulejos on Madeira: These blue tiles adorn buildings and walls across Portugal and Madeira. Moorish – Spanish Influence The use of tile in Portugal is an inheritance of Islamic culture borrowed from Spain after the Moors left back home …
Madeira is famous for its levadas, or man-made waterways, inserted into all types of slopes be they wooded and cultivated, going through mountains or even carved into hostile cliff faces. The term Levada stems from the Portuguese word: Levar which means to carry. These levadas transport water for agricultural purposes as well as for human …
Madeira’s North Coast Miradouros Madeira’s Viewpoints or Miradouros. Madeira is an island made to be discovered by car or road tripping. The island is not so big that you have to change vacation accommodation to discover it. As a result, you can stay in a central point and roam around. Nowadays, the North Coast is …
A rainy day on Madeira? Finally on holidays on Madeira and waking up to a rainy day ? Madeira is known for its year around good climate, but it does rain as well. Due to the many micro-climates, it may not rain everywhere on Madeira, so do check the webcams for dry or sunny weather. …
