The University of Madeira (UMa) yesterday presented a project for the candidacy of Madeira wine to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, focusing on the cultural and social practices associated with its production and commercialisation since the eighteenth century. “This is what we intend to inscribe on the representative list of…
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The Municipality of Machico, in Madeira, will maintain the traditional Fechos Festival, which will be lit on Saturday night, states the Mayor, Ricardo Franco, confirming that all safety conditions are met. “The tradition of the torches is a secular event and this year will be no exception. The event will…
A team from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) is in Porto Santo monitoring the 2024 harvest campaign and, according to data 12 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, mostly from the caracol and striprão varieties. Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAM, notes, the good phytosanitary status…
“Madeirans are showing more and more interest in Madeira Embroidery.” This is the finding of Marisa Santos, a member of the board of directors of the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM). “The findings and the interest shown in Madeiran Embroidery during World Embroidery Day, and last…
The Folklore Group of the Casa do Povo da Camacha (GFCPC) will be in the USA between the 26th of July and the 6th of August, to celebrate the 108th Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in New Bedford – Massachusetts. A festival created by the Madeiran diaspora in the USA…
An ethnographic initiative alluding to wheat cultivation recently took place at Quinta Leonor, in Jardim da Serra.
The Madeira Whale Museum (MBM) – Municipality of Machico will carry out a set of activities, free of charge, to commemorate International Museum Day,
The Funchal City Council, as part of its environmental awareness programme, has since the 1st of April opened its 1st 'Trees of our Streets' interpretive route.
The Azores Islands have become the new member of the Macaronesian Islands International Ports Association, which operates under the Cruise Atlantic Islands (CAI) brand, and which until now was made up of the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Madeira.
"It is with great satisfaction that today the windmills of Portela will return to their origins," said Nuno Batista, Mayor of Porto Santo, in what has been a "total restoration of a vitally important heritage legacy site."
Often referred to as the Golden Island or Ilha Dourada, Porto Santo is undergoing a revival courtesy of a breakthrough European Project.
The 66th Porto Moniz Agricultural Fair will be held until Sunday, the 16th of June.
The president of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, José Manuel Rodrigues, today met with Pope Francis during the general audience held in the Vatican, St. Peter's Square.
British police confirmed this week that they have officers present in Portugal observing the new search for missing British child, Madeleine McCann.
Since last week, Portugal has had a Dengue vaccine that does not require prior contact with the virus and is effective against the disease thus preventing the need for hospitalisation for milder cases for up to four and a half years after being administered.