Madeira now has its own snow plough! It belongs to the military and is being kept in installations in Pico do Areeiro, where the new radar was built. The military man responsible for the machine says it will be kept there to clear snow around the radar installations, when needed, but could also be made Read More …

In the first of a series of articles…inspired by an 18 day stream of visitors (family and friends)….I discovered the lost sense of what Madeira is all about. As someone who lives here, we take it for granted. When family and friends come over to visit, the car gets a much needed run and I Read More …

Set within the magnificent Palheiro Estate and lying adjacent to the five-star Madeira Island Hotel Casa Velha do Palheiro – a Relais & Châteaux property – the 18-hole, par 72 Championship golf course meanders through a pristine environment of maritime pine and botanical woodland embroidered with lush, sub-tropical vegetation. At nearly 500 m (1640 ft) Read More …

The creation of a new square has been announced for Câmara de Lobos. The €7.5 million 600 sq metre project is expected to be completed by February 2017 and will be located to the west of the rocky outcrop where the lighthouse is located. The area is currently part of a water water treatment facility Read More …

A cruise ship with 2000 passengers which was waiting to enter Funchal harbour yesterday decided instead to abandon its planned visit and head off to Las Palmas. The Diario reports that potential visitors on the Royal Caribbean ‘Rhapsody of the Seas’ awoke yesterday morning with the landscape of Funchal in the windows of their cabins Read More …