Madeira’s airports will have direct connections to the US city of New York, starting on June 8, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal announced today, highlighting the increase in the number of passengers in the region. In a statement, the company that manages airports in Portugal informs that the air connection between Madeira and New York will be...Read More

The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) are conducting a complex and time-consuming search, rescue and mountain rescue operation at Pico do Areeiro. According to a firefighter source, the victim is in critical condition after falling from a cliff approximately 150 to 200 meters high. The tourist, whose age has not yet been released, was at the...Read More

The Madeira archipelago will be under a yellow warning on Friday and Saturday due to the forecast of strong winds, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). The yellow warning will be in effect between 9pm on Friday and 6pm on Saturday due to the forecast of northeast winds with gusts...Read More

A 32 year old tourist was rescued yesterday in Ribeira das Cales, after suffering an accident while canyoning. The victim was rescued by the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters’ mountain rescue and assistance team, which mobilized 11 operatives and three support vehicles, including an ambulance. After receiving pre-hospital care, the tourist was transported to Dr. Nélio Mendonça,...Read More

The TasteAtlas platform has chosen the 50 best breads in the world, in a list that places Madeira’s Bolo do Caco in an honorable 11th place. In addition to the regional delicacy, other Portuguese breads were counted, including Alentejo bread, which appears in 7th place, and bolo lévedo, in 50th. See the list of the...Read More

Due to weather conditions, Carreiros do Monte is closed today, all day long. The activity will resume tomorrow, during normal opening hours, more specifically between 9 am and 6 pm.Read More

The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation has just announced that the classified hiking trails are now open. And it adds that the following remain closed: PR 1.3 Encumeada Trail, PR 4 Barreiro Levada, PR 7 Moinho Levada, PR 14 Cedros Levada, PR 19 Paul do Mar Royal Path, PR 20 Jardim do Mar Trail,...Read More

The Municipal Civil Protection Service of Santana decided  to temporarily close footpaths and access to the sea, due to the red warning that will be in force this Monday, on the North coast of Madeira (and also in Porto Santo). This measure targets the Caminho da Furna and Vereda da Quebrada trails, which provide access...Read More

The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM) went out yesterday, after 8pm, to rescue two young tourists at Pico do Areeiro. They arrived at the site, more specifically with the young people, with a rescue and mountain team, made up of 11 elements, at 10 pm. The young people were lost at Rocha do Sargento. According to...Read More

The Madeira archipelago is under a yellow warning for rain and wind this Sunday. According to the forecast from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), the sky will be very cloudy, with clearings from mid-afternoon onwards and there will be periods of rain, sometimes heavy, turning into showers from mid-afternoon onwards, more...Read More