The sports pavilion of the Bartolomeu Perestrelo School will be the stage for the fifth consecutive year of the Funchal Junior Open, which will be taking place on the 1^st and the 2^nd of September.(more)

Santa Cruz, Municipality of Culture 2010, will be hosting the first ever Garajau Jazz Festival at the Hotel D. Pedro Garajau between the 17^th and the 19^th of September.(more)

As in previous years, Madeira will be joining in once again in the celebrations for World Tourism Day, this year dedicated to theInternational Year of Biodiversity, under the theme proposed by the WTO - World Tourism Organization: "Tourism and biological diversity".(more)

In a recent visit to Madeira Island and marked by images of the storm that hit this island on February 20,th, Dr Alberto Gomes Marques, Graduated in Economy and Social History, was gladly surprised with the quick recovery of the island, result of tenacity and courage of the people of Madeira. Therefore he composed a poem in a tone of gratitude and admiration for the beauties of Madeira and in honour of the bravery of its locals, as follows below:
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The Madeira Cultural Affairs Department (DRAC) will organise the first ever Madeira Organ Festival from the 15^th to the 24^th of October. This cultural initiative consists of a series of concerts taking place at important places of worship in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, namely the Sé Cathedral, College Church and the Church of São Pedro.(more)

The new international Madeira Tourism campaign, "Madeira as Beautiful as Ever", was recently launched in London. It is a tactical campaign that aims to show that the island's natural beauty and the kindness and spirit of the Madeiran people remain intact.(more)

The Wine Festival relives the time-honoured traditions of the Madeiran population surrounding the production of this exquisite wine. (more)

The Columbus Festival was first held in 2000 with the aim of launching a quality cultural tourism offer on the island of Porto Santo.(more)

On 28 April the Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Transport and the Madeira Official Tourism Board (SRTT/DRT) launched a new campaign at the Madeira Regional Government Delegation at the Casa da Madeira, in Lisbon, promoting the Madeira Islands as a destination.(more)

The World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (CED), a World Tourism Organisation (WTO) institution, has assessed the Madeira Islands as a tourist destination based on 15 parameters.(more)

The Islands of Madeira and Porto Santo host numerous events and cultural and ethnographical initiatives, showcasing the wealth and traditions of their people.(more)

The SRTT/DRT - Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Transport/Madeira Official Tourism Board has recently starting making use of a new platform in order promote the Madeira Islands in social networks, namely Twitter.(more)

A new online research tool has now been made available in the Region, to help search the many restaurants which Madeira has to offer.(more)

Funchal Harbour is experiencing its best year in terms of the number of tourists entering the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM).(more)

Recently a study carried out in June and July of 2010 was published by the respected British newsletter "Travel Daily News", which Madeira Island came on the 5^th place in the ranking of islands around the world most sought after by the English.(more)

Originally from Austria, the Pregetter family was responsible for creating and establishing the Orchid Garden, which has a long tradition in the area of floriculture and is an important source of reference for botanists.(more)

The ACI (Airports Council International), an independent entity that represents more than 1,600 airports in 177 countries and territories, has distinguished Madeira Airport by awarding it an ASQ Assured certification.(more)

After the recent storm that struck the Archipelago of Madeira on 20th February the Autonomous Region of Madeira returns to normal. The reconstruction works have taken place quite rapidly, both in Funchal city centre as well as in other affected municipalities (particularly Ribeira Brava municipality). The hotel industry of Madeira was not affected by the storms of the past weekend, and maintains all operation conditions safely. Hotel establishments are operational with all its facilities. Madeira International Airport well as Funchal’s Harbour are operational.
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The Whale Museum in partnership with the Municipality of Machico has announced the II Madeira Cetaceans project co-financed by the community initiative programme Life+.(more)

The Riu Palace Madeira and the Albergaria Dias hotels are the only establishments from the Autonomous Region of Madeira amongst the TUI Holly 2010 top 100.(more)

The SRTT (Regional Secretariat of Tourism and Transport), represented by the DRTM (Madeira Official Tourism Board) and in partnership with the APM (Madeira Promotion Bureau), will be present, this month, at a number of major trade fairs and promotional events in the national and international markets.(more)