The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM, informs that, following a weather warning issued by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) for the region, all classified hiking trails in the RAM will be closed today for safety reasons. In addition, the Forest Road connecting Eira do Serrado to Pico do...Read More
At the forum commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Laurissilva forest as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, held this afternoon at the Botanical Garden, an initiative of JM with the relevant authorities, Eduardo Jesus, Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, announced that from January 1st it will be mandatory to reserve a time slot...Read More
Madeira received two awards yesterday at the World Travel Awards European Gala, held in Sardinia, Italy. For the 11th time, it was named Europe’s Leading Island Destination, and for the second consecutive year, the Madeira Promotion Association (AP-M) received the award for Best European Tourism Authority. Since 2013, with the exception of 2015, Madeira has...Read More
The rescue of a woman who fell and was trapped in a tree, on a cliff of more than 100 meters, in the Levada do Caldeirão Verde, is underway. From what the Jornal da Madeira managed to ascertain, only the tree will have prevented the woman from suffering a fall of approximately a hundred meters....Read More
A tourist in his sixties had an accident today while walking along the Caldeirão Verde Levada in Santana. The man, a British national, fell from a height of around two meters and had to be rescued by the Santana Volunteer Firefighters. He was suspected to have sustained a leg fracture and was transported to the...Read More
A 37 year old foreign tourist was rescued on Monday in Levada das 25 Fontes, in Calheta, after suffering severe trauma on a leg that prevented her from returning on foot to the Rabaçal area. The relief operation was conducted Civil Protection, through the Regional Relief Operations Command (CROS), and counted the rescue team of...Read More
A 65-year-old French tourist suffered a fall this Saturday on the path between Pico do Areeiro. The victim will have suffered an exposed fracture in the ankle, requiring assistance. The alert was given by other hikers who were at the scene. The victim was quickly assisted by the Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters (BVM), who mobilized a...Read More
