Due to a combination of good weather and Star Wars filming, many flocked to Pico do Aeerio today only to be met with chaos, as the roads, parking spaces, and general road-man-ship broke down.
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During the early hours of Saturday morning, the Public Security Police (PSP) and an inspection team from the Funchal City Council (CMF) carried out a joint operation in the Old Town and Rua das Fontes, which limited the functionality of bars that were offering an extensive nightlife programme without the relevant license.
Whether you love it or hate it, Star Wars is making an impact on Madeira, as tourist hotspots and sleepy villages are feeling the full-throttle effect of filming.
In 2024, a new mental health unit in the Casa de São João de Deus will be built. The unit will have a 40-bed capacity divided into 20 rooms and will cost around 3.100 million euros, funded by the PRR. that has funds from the PRR.
Capital gains tax exemption obtained in the sale of real estate will apply to sales between the beginning of this year (2023) and the end of 2024. However, T's and C's apply!
Yesterday Luís Miguel de Sousa came under cross-examination about the Sousa's lack of performance with regard to the inter-island ferry (Tenerife-Madeira-Mainland), whose service was suspended after two years as the Sousa group deemed it unprofitable, and needed compensatory compensation to keep it running.
The Court of Auditors (TdC) today recommended to the Regional Government and the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) to take concrete and global actions to safeguard the investment made in EEM-Biotechnology, after detecting several irregularities and high annual losses in this venture.
From Monday the 6th of March, visitors to the Cabo Girão will be required to pay an entrance fee. However, access is free for Madeirans and Port-Santenses provided they register on the Platform SIMplifica, for their ‘residence card.’ “All current users of SIMplifica with an active residence certificate – necessary…
The President of PS-Madeira today lamented the difficulties in accessing affordable housing in the Region, criticising the Regional Government for not implementing measures capable of responding to this problem.
The Regional Civil Protection Service, IP-RAM, through the Training Division, is implementing a defensive ambulance driving course from today, the 27th of February to the 3rd of March.
A 25-year-old American tourist suffered head injuries from a fall while walking on the Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço.
On Saturday the 25th, the Portuguese Navy escorted another Russian ship out of Portuguese territorial waters in what has been described by the General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGFA), as "a normal surveillance procedure of maritime spaces under national sovereignty or jurisdiction, where warships from non-NATO countries sail in Portuguese waters."
According to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in January 2023, the median bank valuation value of housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) stood at 1,502 euros/m2, an increase of 1.0% compared to the previous month and +16.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. This value constitutes a new maximum of property values.
The Tourist Train, a service offered by NATURNORTE, returns on the 1st of March. This year they are offering two routes. Wednesdays are reserved for the Historical Itinerary, departing from the village of São Vicente at 10:30 am, while on Saturdays at 15:00, they embark for NATOUR (nature + tour).
This year, many of the municipalities have been celebrating carnival with their own carnival procession, and among them was the parish of São Gonçalo.