Portugal and Madeira launch a « Clean & Safe” stamp of approval Portugal and Madeira launch the “Clean & Safe” seal in a bid to bring back confidence in tourism. This label ensures that the various tourism related businesses comply with strict hygiene measures. These measures are detailed in a long document. However, this document evolves …
Cristiano Ronaldo – Part Six Cristiano Ronaldo is Madeira’s miracle son. He no longer needs to be introduced. Please follow these links if you missed the previous CR7 – Facts, Figures and Trivia parts: part one, part two, part three, part four and part five. Fact 20 On 9 June 2010, Madame Tussauds London unveiled …
Casa das Queimadas If you decide to go for a levada walk on Madeira, you will likely take a trail starting in the famous Queimadas Park Forest. Not only is this forest home to the beautiful Laurissilva flora, it is also home to the Casa das Queimadas. History and construction This house looks like it …
Best spots to watch the sunset on Madeira I think you will agree with me when I see that no holiday by the seaside is complete without watching the sun set over the ocean. Not only can you see a beautiful sunset from various places on the island, but Madeira’s mountains and nature perfectly frame …
Aloe Vera on Madeira Aloe Vera, a plant praised for its benefits, naturally grows on Madeira. On Madeira island, the leaves of the Aloe Vera plant can weigh up to 2kg. This is a lot considering that in most countries those succulent leaves weight up to 1kg. Aloe Vera plants grown all over the island, …
Lourdes Castro – Portuguese Contemporary artist Lourdes Castro is a Portuguese Contemporary artist born in 1930. Her work was featured in numerous exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums, including the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Warsaw, Victoria and Albert Museum in London Museum of Modern Art in Havana, Cuba and the Museu …
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 …
Easter on Madeira Easter is one of the most important religious times on Madeira. Besides the strictly religious aspect of the festivities, Easter is also a time for gastronomy on the island. However, next to the religious traditions and the unique gastronomy, did you know that before Easter, you play Balamento on Madeira? Easter Tradition …
Stay Home Now. Dream Online. Visit Us Later!” If you were planning on visiting Madeira soon, you probably have seen one of the archipelago’s latest campaigns dedicated to visitors. Madeira’s latest awareness campaign “Stay Home Now. Dream Online. Visit Us Later!” is a response to tourists hoping to visit the archipelago in the future. With …
Tradional Dress on Madeira Madeira is much more than the pearl of the Atlantic with its rugged coast, lush flowers and vegetation. Madeira is also home to some of Portugal’s most unique traditional attires such as the Madeiran Carapuça. Madeiran traditional costumes are very colorful. The women wear a colorful full skirt made of vertical …
Cristiano Ronaldo – Part Five As we have seen in the previous parts, Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon. CR 7 is a top world sportsman, a charitable person and a keen businessman. Please follow me if you missed part one, part two, part three or part four. But more than just a sport’s phenomenon, CR7 …
