A cruise to Madeira, a journey up to Monte and a ride down in a traditional wicker basket: some experiences enjoyed by visitors today were also on the itineraries of German holidaymakers arriving in the 1930s. Their visits formed part of an unusual chapter in the island’s tourism history. Between…
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The Funchal City Council has begun the second phase of conservation and restoration work on the Monument to the Fallen of the Great War (1914-1918), located on Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses. Following an initial phase focused on cleaning and general conservation of the sculpture, the municipality has…
The second pyromusical show, integrated into the International Fire Competition of Artifício da Madeira (CIFAM), as part of the 2026 edition of the Madeira Festival Atlântico, took place in the middle of the bay of Funchal. The exhibition was organised by the Chinese company Nanchang Fireworks Industries Co., Ltd., in…
The European Commission today presented two new strategies to respond to the challenges facing coastal communities and islands in the European Union (EU), namely climate change, excluding the outermost regions, such as the Azores and Madeira. Concerning coastal regions, where, according to the Commission’s accounts, 95 million people (21% of…
Professor Maria de Lurdes Rosa, from the New University of Lisbon, highlighted this Saturday the historical and scientific importance of the book Tombo da Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Machico (XV–XVII centuries). Historical studies and annotated edition, presented at the Machico Forum, within the scope of the XVIII…
The Chega parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic announced that “it will request the national parliament to open an in-depth investigation into the management of vaccines against Covid-19 in Portugal”. The initiative follows information made public by the newspaper ‘O Sol,’ based on contracts signed between the Directorate-General…
In Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” the facial expressions of the apostles reveal distinct neuroemotional patterns such as surprise, fear, incredulity, indignation, empathy, and suspicion, according to a 16-year-old study by the Fernando Pessoa University in Porto. “Leonardo da Vinci’s painting captures the very first moment of a shared…