Month: February 2015

A bit of excitement in Funchal last night as a fire broke out on the cliff-face below the Casino Park Hotel at the top of Santa Catarina Park. The fire … Read more

Madeiran car parking, and other offences….

Figures in the Diario today reveal that the PSP, responsible for policing traffic on the island, fined 16,994 drivers (down 2656 on 2013) and … Read more

After the party

There are literally thousands of photos of carnival out there on the internet so I won’t add to them here. Instead a couple  of shots of one … Read more

Thanks to Debs for drawing my attention to the imminent demise of the Madeira Story Centre, which opens for the last time this Friday (appropriately the 13th). A couple of … Read more

Precious little news to report so far this year, but a little excitement expected for the locals with snow a possibility on higher ground over today and the weekend. Certainly … Read more