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Whales & Dolphins - Photo Exhibition

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:43:42 +0100

The hotel "Jardim dos Prazeres" and the maritime leisure company "Lobosonda", both based in Calheta, Madeira Island, are presenting a photo exhibition of Dolphins and Whales on Madeira sea. The photos were taken by the enthusiastic couple Claudia & Rafael Gomes, owners of Lobosonda company, on their dolphin and whale watching trips along the southwest coast of Madeira. This exhibition...

Madeira Atlantic Festival 2009 - Italy's Performance Video

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:57:18 +0100

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Madeira Atlantic Festival 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:19:57 +0100

The Madeira Atlantic Festival is held in June and it is becoming one of the most important events in Madeira Island. It starts on the 4th of June, with the inauguration of the 1st Display of Vintage and Classic Motorbikes in the Infoarte space of the Tourism Board. This year the programme includes a wide number of events, such as: fireworks and musical displays on Saturday nights in Funchal...

Ponta de São Lourenço Lighthouse

Fri, 08 May 2009 00:24:45 +0100

This is the first lighthouse built in Madeira. In the beginning it was needed a man to turn it on and off but nowadays it is automatic and works with solar power.

Astronomy in Madeira - April's activities

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:08:38 +0100

In April Madeira will be full of activities which are part of the International Year of Astronomy. From the 20th to the 24th of April 2009 there will be an exhibition entitled "Astronomy Book Week" in the exhibition hall of Madeira University. On the 24th of April next to the Casa do Areeiro, in Parque Ecológico of Funchal - Achada Grande, just below Pico do Areeiro, there will be a session to...

Thursday's fairs at Funchal Market Place

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:54 +0000

Funchal market place has been a tourist attraction since its beginning, mainly due to the tidy fruits and vegetables on the willow baskets but also to its fishery where one gets to know many different species. Now Funchal City Hall is organizing some thematic fairs every Thursdays so the Market Place gets even more interesting on those days. Following is the themes of the fairs: 1st...

São Vicente valley seen from Paúl da Serra

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:50:29 +0000

Drangon Trees - the only wild ones in Madeira

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:28:36 +0000

Dragon tree Dracaena draco is an endemic tree to Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde and Canary Islands. It is a special tree, one of the few coastal trees in Madeira, with a trunk resembling a palm tree that can reach 15 meters high and with its thick branches growing all from the same spot. Until its 10th year this species has no branches, it is just a thick stem with its long, narrow and blade shaped...

Madeira winding roads

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:25:15 +0000

Madeira as a mountainous island was first developed with roads which cut and contoured mountains and valleys. In the last 12 years new roads have been built reducing distances by tunnels and overpasses. These are very important for local people to easily access any part of Madeira but for tourists, the old roads are the ones which show the best landscapes of Madeira and its history. If you are a...

Epiphany's day traditions in Madeira Island - Video

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:48:57 +0000

On the eve of the 6th of January it is tradition friends joining in groups and singing Epiphany's songs at the doors of other friends. In order to emphasize such traditions Ponta do Sol council has organized some groups to sing to Epiphany, as the last day of Christmas, in the village center before going to their friends and family houses. MadeiraHelp team has been there and has recorded and...

Madeira New Years Fireworks 2009 - live on MadeiraHelp!

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:34:25 +0000

Finally the rain has stopped for the last day of 2008 and strong winds have also calmed down! After a stormy week it seems Madeira people and visitants will have safe weather for one of the most beautiful New Years Fireworks Show. And for those who did not have the opportunity this year to assist to this magical show, MadeiraHelp team will transmit live on-line this amazing event. So, if you...

Christmas lights in Câmara de Lobos

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:52:28 +0000

Christmas in Madeira has been very wet but lights all around make Madeira a unique Christmas scene!

Madeira Christmas celebrations have started

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:35:22 +0000

Madeira is already celebrating Christmas! The childbirth masses, in portuguese "missas do parto", started on the 15th of December and many people is waking up very early to go to these special celebrations. In Nazaré, a parish of Funchal, on the first of the nine childbirth masses they blessed Baby Jesus. These celebrations are always accompanied by chorus and people really feel the joy and...

Madeira - a Garden in the sea, 1931

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:37:32 +0000

A film that shows Madeira main products and a version of its history...

Monk seal revisiting Funchal

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:30:52 +0000

Yesterday afternoon, for the first time since Madeira colonization, a Monk Seal went for a siesta on the dockyard of Funchal harbour. It is getting more common to see a Monk Seal, once in while, swimming along the South coast of Madeira but it had never happened before on the Island an individual of the Monachus monachus species getting so close to humans for a rest. According to the Madeira's...