The Municipality of Câmara de Lobos installed 29 new lights in the downtown area, as part of a pilot project of the LIFE Natura@night Project. This initiative, coordinated by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds – SPEA, is part of the Macaronesian Alliance for the Reduction of Light…
Posts published in October 2024
Elected PS/Madeira MEP SĂ©rgio Gonçalves recently met with representatives of Airbnb to articulate issues related to the tourism and local accommodation sector, with talks directly relating to the regulation of short-term rentals. This regulation, approved in the previous mandate, aims to strengthen the transparency of short-term rentals by introducing harmonised…
Between the 8th and 10th of November, the Pestana FĂłrum Casino will hold its Funchal Noivos & Festas. For those who wish to take part in the event, registration is open until the 8th of October. The event aims to “bring together all party/festivities related companies under the same roof,…
A 1.1 magnitude earthquake was recently recorded in the early hours of the morning off the northeast coast of the Desertas. The quake had a basic depth of 10 km and would not have been felt. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
According to local weather stations Madeira was placed under a yellow weather alert for heat from 10:00Â Wednesday morning until 19:00 on Friday. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
On the route between Pico Ruivo and Pico do Areeiro, a group of tourists disrespected the safety rules by jumping a fence, even ignoring recommendations from a guide on site. When alerted to the infraction and asked by the guide if they had no respect for Madeira and local rules,…