While the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos congratulates itself on the new proposed cable car project, which many believe will bring 'added value' to Curral das Freiras and Jardim da Serra, especially as this is an already popular tourist attraction, not everyone is happy with the new idea.
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A new 3 km cable car, costing 35 million euros is to be installed between Montado do Paredão, Curral das Freiras and Boca da Corrida, Jardim da Serra. As such, it will become the second longest cable car route in Europe, and will create a further 50 jobs.
Due to the warmer weather, the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change has asked everyone to be sensible when visiting forest or wooded areas, and to avoid doing anything that will place others, wildlife, property and flora and fauna at risk.
There will be road diversions in some areas of Funchal and São Gonçalo from the 16th to the 19th of May.
Today the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, asked all those who had celebrated Sporting’s recent victory on Avenida do Mar, especially those who had disregarded the regions health and safety laws, to carry out a free rapid antigen test to protect themselves and others. In…
The Vice President of the Regional Government, Pedro Calado, spoke at the opening of a workshop titled 'Legionella - Prevention Measures in Design, Operation and Maintenance of HVAC Systems and Water Networks,'
TUI UK has announced that they will start operating flights to Madeira from three of its UK bases - London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham. There will also be a direct flight from Gatwick to Porto Santo on Mondays.
An anonymous tip off has triggered a number of searches on various Regional Government offices by the Judicial Police, due to a complaint made about the international ferry connection tender between Madeira and the mainland.
EasyJet's General Director for Portugal, José Lopes, has stated that as soon as Portugal, including Madeira, was placed on the UK green list, the number of EasyJet bookings has soared. As such, EasyJet has decided to expand the number of weekly flights from its UK bases -London Gatwick, London Luton, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Belfast - to Lisbon, Faro, Porto, and Madeira.
While visiting a road resurfacing project, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque stated that Madeira hopes, with the resumption of flights from the United States, about a 1,000 digital nomads, most of whom are interested in staying in the north of the island.
This morning, media outlet 'Expresso' announced that the Minister for Infrastructure, Pedro Nuno Santos, had confirmed that TAP -Portugal has stated that as a 'creditor' it has requested that SPdH - Serviços Portugueses de Handling, SA (Groundforce) file for insolvency.
Although one swallow does not make a summer, traders in Funchal are beginning to feel a little more optimistic due to the gradual increase in the number of tourists visiting the capital.
The President of the Government, Miguel Albuquerque, confirmed today that he will announce any changes to the current restrictive measures on the 18th of this month. It is believed that sporting activities will benefit, but the curfew will remain in place, although the hours may be eased a little.
According to tour operator Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, the demand for travel for the summer increased 600% in the 24 hours following the announcement that Portugal was included in the UK's green list, with destinations including Madeira, Faro and the Algarve.
Now that thoughts of summer holidays have returned, I found this UK Government page regarding the NHS Covid Vaccination App, and thought it would be useful for all those planning their summer adventures.