The decision to apply a fee of three euros on seven routes in the Madeiran forest as of January represents a significant source of revenue. In 2022, local newspaper JM reported that fifteen thousand people a week walked on three park routes. If this remains so, the fees could mean…
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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…
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
This weekend 500 bikers descended on Curral das Freiras to celebrate the feast of its feast of its patron saint, SĂŁo Rafael. The party began to be celebrated seven years ago on the initiative of AmĂ©rico Sá, a biker residing in Curral. Partygoers paid 5o euros to take part in…
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Rafaela Fernandes joined the team of volunteers from the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), in a seed collection initiative on Saturday morning at Fonte do Bispo and Bica da Cana. Volunteers from the scout movement, sportsmen, digital nomads, tourists, and…
Construction is said to be now possible along the Porto Santo seafront between Ribeiro Cochino and Penedo do Sono, putting an end to a 24-year blockade. However, a public discussion will be available until the end of October. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com
At the ceremony to distinguish individuals and tourist entities, at the Convent of Santa Clara, the President of the Regional Government stressed to the audience that “pressure is not fatal. It forces you to make decisions to improve the destination,” namely at the level of greater density at certain times…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) will tomorrow, Saturday, the 28th of September at 10 am in the leisure area of Cruzinhas, Fonte do Bispo, municipality of Calheta carry out their seed collection initiative. “The action already has numerous interested parties, such as the organisation and volunteers of…
A cooperation protocol was signed today in the Noble Hall of the Funchal City Council, between the Funchal City Council, APRAM – Madeira Ports Association, and CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) aims to carry out actions to plant native or endemic trees in the Funchal Ecological Park during the end…
PAN Madeira defends the need to create more campsites in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, underlining the importance of these spaces as sustainable and accessible options for tourism and leisure for the local population. “In addition to promoting greater proximity to nature, campsites represent an alternative that, when properly equipped,…
“The Government of Madeira is absolutely in the dark” about what was said in the hearings in the Assembly of the Republic (AR) about the fires that broke out in Madeira in August and assures that it is the Regional Parliament who supervises the regional executive. Words woven this morning…
Funchal continues to be the scene of inappropriate tourist behaviour, as has been widely reported. Situations such as tents set up in picnic parks and viewpoints, tourists strolling in bikinis through the main streets of the city, using public roads to dry clothes, and bathing in historic fountains are just…
The President of the Portuguese Association of Security and Civil Protection Technicians (Asprocivil) considered today, in parliament, “a strategic mistake by the Regional Government” of Madeira for not being part of the rural fire national combat plan. “Integration at the national level was fundamental, and this is a strategic mistake…