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.
Free Walking Tours Funchal The Free Walking Tour is really a great introduction to Madeira’s Capital city of Funchal. Lisa who is also an official Madeira Mountain Guide, offers to show you her city. She concocted two different tours to share her knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion of Funchal with her guests. The first tour is …
Golf on Madeira The Madeira Archipelago is a year round golfing destination thanks to its particular climate. It therefore boosts three superb golf courses. One is situated on the Island of Porto Santo. The other two are located on Madeira Island. Whichever golf course you finally choose, you will be able to enjoy fantastic views. …
The Funchal Municipal Gardens One of the many points of interest in the capital of Madeira is the Funchal Municipal Garden. Also known as the Dona Amélia Garden (in honour of the former queen of Portugal), it is located in the center of Funchal, north of the Avenida Arriaga. Overall, the gardens cover an area …
The Marginal da Ribeira Brava is a coastal road construction which saw completion in August of 2020. This project is the result of a joint program between the Regional Government and the Municipality of Ribeira Brava. Marginal Works The waterfront works, which cost around 2.9 million euros, started in September of 2018. It therefore …
Dragon Trees – Dracaena Drago – Dragoeiros da Madeira This mythical evergreen tree is native to the Macaronesia area (Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde, and the Canary Islands) and is thus a subtropical tree. This sculptural tree is the symbol of the Island of Tenerife. Their fat scaly trunks, upward reaching branches supporting an umbrella like …
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 …
