Vacation Rental – Alojamento Local MadeiraCasa – This spacious family house offers a peaceful and secluded retreat without being remote and inaccessible. On the edge of the quaint village of Boaventura, this villa sits on the “Levada de Cima”. The vacation cottage overlooks surf-crashing seascapes and rocky mountain vistas. For more pictures and information, please …
Calheta The municipality of Calheta is the largest municipality in square kilometers with its 115km2 for nearly 12.000 inhabitants, This municipality includes eight parishes (Arco da Calheta, Calheta Village, Estreito da Calheta, Jardim do Mar, Prazeres, Faja do Ovelha and Ponta do Pargo). It sits on southwest coast of Madeira. It shares borders with Porto …
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 …
Quinta das Cruzes Museum – Funchal The Quinta das Cruzes is a quinta exuding with historical value and tradition. It is also one of the most typical manor houses of Funchal. Today this gem is a museum. However, in times long passed, it was the second residence of João Gonçalves Zarco, the Portuguese captain who …
Ocean Retreat on Instagram and Twitter We have decided to extend our online-reach and want to further share pictures of and information about Madeira with the public on Instagram and Twitter. Instagram Find us on Instagram with the handle @oceanretreat.madeira ! Thus, photos of things to see and do on Madeira are regularly posted on …
Madeira Cuisine Many of our memories are associated with foods, tastes, smells of cooking. So many places and people can be brought back to life using a good recipe. It is astonishing how much of our past or of our culture is secretly defined by food. Hence, food is as much of about heritage as …
Face Masks We never thought that we would be writing about face masks on this blog. However, here we are! Masks are “in” now. Handmade cloth face masks are not for use in hospitals or for health care personnel. However, they are adapted to everyday use in stores, offices etc. The use of face masks …
Cabo Girão Protected Area Cabo Girao is one of the highest cliffs in the World and the highest European cape. Above all, it is famous for its suspended glass platform. For instance, here is an intersting fact. Did you know that: It owes its name to the fact that it was the starting and ended …
Madeira and VALCONMAC The projects “VALCONMAC” stands for the Valorisation and Conservation of Forest Resources in Macaronesia. The project aims to identify, conserve, rehabilitate and protect the ecosystems of Macronesias’s unique forest habitats. The specific areas are thus of incalculable beauty and contain unique tress species and groves. Source: European Union Website. Macronesia The Macronesia …
Can’t wait to travel again? In the meantime, plan your trip to Madeira and relax! Most of us love to travel. It could be a two-week trip to Madeira or a short break close to home. Of course, the current situation stops us right in our tracks. The restrictions, curfews, social bubbles etc. have shut …
Cristiano Ronaldo CR7, Madeira’s Top Sportsman With 84% world population recognition, Cristiano Ronaldo CR7 is the most recognizable athlete on the globe today and perhaps in world history. He is also arguably the best footballer in the world today with five Ballon d’Or awards, the most prestigious individual award in global sport. These are very …
