WELCOME to Madeira Island, a safe haven from today's modern society and just a short traveling distance from most European major cities.
In this website you will find general information about Madeira, plus specific information from various tourism service providers. We hope you enjoy browsing through our pages which have information on hotels, bed & breakfast, property for sale, levada walks, big game fishing and much much more . . . .
Start off by looking through the menu items above or look at the LIVE WEBCAMS where you can see what the weather is doing at many points around the island, and then perhaps come back to the home page to check hotel reviews and what's happening in Madeira over the coming months ...
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island ...
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2009 EVENT CALENDAR - Next 6
Months
Further details from www.madeiratourism.org
Flower
Festival
From 25 to 26 April,
2009
Every April, Madeira’s flower festival fills the
main streets of Funchal. It is a breathtaking festival with a
street parade and floats, through the streets of Funchal,
exhibiting and perfuming the air with a multiplicity of floral
species of the island.
Festival of the
Atlantic
From 1 to 30 June, 2009
The Festival of the Atlantic is an important event that combines
entertainment and culture. It has three components: the Madeira
Music Festival, the International Fireworks Competition and
performances by philharmonic bands in the city centre.
22nd
Tour of Madeira in Classic Cars
From 9 to 12 June, 2009
The Madeira Classic Car Club this year, and for the 22nd time
running, is organising the Tour of Madeira Classic Rally, which
will take place between 9th and 12th June.
St.
John's Day - Porto Santo
From 21 to 24 June,
2009
The celebration of St. John’s day marks the
beginning of the summer festivities in Porto Santo. There are lots
of interesting events including traditional
parades.
Madeira Wine
Rally
From 30 July to 1 August, 2009
The 2007 Madeira Wine Rally, the largest automobile event in the
Region will be held from 30 July to 1 August. Famous names from the
world of motor racing and their cars will come to this major event
which will bring together around 90 competitors.
Monte
Festival
From 14 to 15 August, 2009
This is considered the main religious folk festival in the region
and it is also commemorated wherever in the world Madeiran
immigrants are to be found.
