Month: December 2013

On a seasonal note we  have had some great photos sent in of the Christmas lights in Funchal (the first outside the Sé and the second in Praça Município). Thank you David:

I have to admit that I thought that “Sé” was the name of the cathedral, but correctly the 15th Century structure ............  ...read more

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Not been a pleasant night on the island – a lot of wind and rain and the “tormented” seas continued, and are still with us this morning. A lot of damage has been done without doubt – and an ominous date! (presumably at some point this morning the time was 8.9.10.11.12.13). The weather warning ............  ...read more

The Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA) today placed mountainous regions of Madeira under a red warning (the most serious of a scale of four)  because of the forecast of wind and heavy rainfall. The warning currently refers to  overnight tonight (Tuesday) due to the forecast ............  ...read more

I had an e-mail from Jon and Debs at Casa Parsons the other day which I immediately asked if I could reproduce on the blog. The reason for the request was that it painted such a positive picture of the centre of Funchal – a refreshing change from all the ............  ...read more

Apologies for the short notice but this has only just come to my attention:

The Diario is reporting today that Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he is considering investing in the hotel business in Madeira in partnership with the Pestana Group, owner of several hotels in the archipelago and abroad, according to press agency Lusa  today – with sources close to ............  ...read more