FAQ
What is an Arraial?
Madeira has various ‘Arraiais‘ all year round. Arraiais are traditional regional festivities that is celebrated with street processions, flower carpets, churches and street decorations with lights, colorful flags, music, traditional folklore, food and drink. Each town/parish has its own Arraial and they can differ one from another. To give you an impression of such an … Continue reading
Is there Wifi on Madeira?
Are there any Wi-Fi Hotspots (Public wireless acces) on Madeira Islands? Click here here and see it for yourself. P.S. check here for a List of Wi-Fi Hotspots on Madeira. For the time being it is a free service.
Is there an International School on Madeira?
Family that are planning to move to Madeira often ask the question if there is an International school on the island. Yes …. there is one. Located in the centre of Funchal at Calçada do Pico nº 5 … next to the “Museu das Cruzes†… is the Escola Internacional da Madeira (International School of … Continue reading
Buses Airport – Funchal
Are there buses from Funchal – Airport – Funchal between 11:30 at night and 4 in the morning? The Areobus leaves from the airport to Funchal at 09h30, 11h15, 13h15, 16h15, 18h00, 19h30 and 21h15. And from Funchal to the airport at 08h30, 10h15, 12h15, 15h30, 17h00, 18h45 and 20h15. Other buses (20, 23, 53, … Continue reading
Is Madeira safe?
Just received an unexpected question from Joan S. (Cincinnati, US) My husband and I are fed up. We are searching the web for places with no or low criminality. We came across your blog. Is this island Madera a safe place? We need to go away from all these VT killings, massacre and terror. Thanx … Continue reading
Microclimates
People who lives (or visits) the Madeira Islands will notice that it has an extraordinary climate. The island shows several (large) microclimates thanks to its orography, its geographical location and the kaleidoscopic effect of the mountains and Atlantic Ocean. Here on the island of Madeira Mother Nature plays with the weather … dividing it into … Continue reading
Beaches and Nightlife
What is the best time of the year to go to Madeira? To go to the beach. And how is the nightlife on Madeira? Where in Madeira can you do all this? During the whole year it is a good time to go to Madeira. Only during the first months of the year I have … Continue reading
Gay and Lesbian scene
Portugal, and also the Madeira Archipelago, has a long history of repression and public intolerance of homosexuality. Luckily these days … the voices of repression have simmered down and can be ignored … as Madeira has become generally tolerant of homosexuality, which was decriminalized in 1982, eight years after the Carnation Revolution. While in Lisbon, … Continue reading
Madeira in short
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that is located between 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W and 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W in the north Atlantic Ocean. It is since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. The largest of the group of islands is Madeira. Of the other three islands in the group, only Porto Santo is inhabited; the Desertas and Selvagens groups … Continue reading
Marriage in Madeira
Is it possible, as citizens from another country, to have a marriage on the island of Madeira? In this case the question came from the Netherlands. I inquired the Dutch consul here in Funchal and also a few hotels. They informed me that for Dutch citizens to be able to marry (civil marriage) in Madeira … Continue reading
