The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride took place last Saturday in Funchal, bringing together dozens of motorcyclists to raise funds for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health. The event, so far, has raised 1,845 euros, double the amount raised last year. The meeting point was Quinta Magnolia, followed by a route…
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The workers of Horários do Funchal have scheduled, for tomorrow, Tuesday the 20th, a plenary session that will take place between 16:30 and 18:30. This, they say, will affect services during this time. The company regrets the constraints that may result from this disturbance, and will do everything to minimise…
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture today sent letters to a wide range of public and private entities in order to respond to “a growing and worrying phenomenon: the illegal practice of camping, and other associated activities on roads and public spaces in the Autonomous Region of Madeira,…
The traffic chaos this morning in the Red Cross area and which affected the entire Cota 40 and, possibly, also the Expressway, was caused by a barrier on the road. According to the Vice-President of the Funchal City Council, Traffic Department, Bruno Pereira, a barrier was placed at one of…
Machico Mayor, Ricardo Franco, has addressed the chaotic scenes witnessed daily at BaĂa d’Abra, Ponta SĂŁo Lourenço. In a statement, he affirms that he has issued a proposal to the Regional Government for the creation of a car park and shuttle bus service to and from the popular tourist attraction. …
In March 2025, the region’s airports handled 442.5 thousand passengers and moved 2,975 aircraft (commercial flights), reflecting year-on-year rates of change of +6.7% and +7.1%, respectively. Numbers that, in addition to those of January and February, result in more than 1.1 million passengers and more than 8.1 thousand aircraft in…
Eduardo Jesus answered the questions of the deputies, recalling that Madeira is the only tourist region in the country with a study on the limit of beds and reinforced environmental protection mechanisms. The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture answered questions about fees, municipal, and the Institute of Forests…
This April was the ‘blackest’ this year on Madeiran roads. In total, there were 296 accidents, which resulted in approximately 100 injuries and one death. May has also not started well with the death of a cyclist in Funchal. So far this year, there have been 1,149 road accidents, averaging…
The weighted average daily traffic on the Madeira Expressway increased by 6.0% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year. The information was released by the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM), based on data from the Regional Directorate of Roads (DRE).…
On a pilot phase roll-out, Payshops are now able to load the new ‘Giro’ pass.  As suggested, this will be a gradual rollout. However, the network of Payshop agents able to upload trips onto the GIRO pass will increase across the region – both in Madeira and Porto Santo-, states…
The Porto Santo Line (PSL) has issued a press statement confirming that the Madeira – Porto Santo ferry connection will not operate on the 1st of May. The Funchal-Porto Santo (08:00) and Porto Santo-Funchal (20:00) trips have been cancelled due to anticipated bad weather.  The ferry company reiterates that sailing…
The Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (APAVT) has criticized TAP’s new campaign that allows passengers to buy airline tickets in three interest-free installments, saying that it creates “market distortions”. “Once again, TAP preferred to create market distortions, preventing consumer freedom of choice, reducing the end customer’s options regarding…
In 2024, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) of Madeira collected 351 thousand euros from fees charged for walking on the classified pedestrian routes. They further add that there were 24 accidents last year (one fatality and twenty-three injuries). In the first quarter of this year, the Forest…
An alleged Lithuanian gang leader of a criminal organisation dedicated to importing scrapped cars involved in accidents in the US, which, after cosmetic repairs, were resold in Europe, including Portugal, was arrested in Madeira, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said today. A source from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…
The Portuguese government assured today that the country can apply the European rules of the Entry and Exit System (SES) from October, concluding the commitment made to its EU partners. “By investing 24 million euros we have transformed our Portuguese borders into safer borders,” said the Minister of the Presidency,…