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Madeira elected Europe’s Leading Island Destination
For the second year in a row, Madeira Islands were elected by the “World Travel Awards” organization as Europe’s Leading Island Destination for 2014. Madeira competed in this category alongside with tourist destinations such as the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Malta and Cyprus. The World Travel Awards takes place annually and recognises, awards and celebrates excellence in all sectors of the tourism industry worldwide.Votes followed an evaluation undertaken mostly by tourism professionals and travel agents located in over 200 countries worldwide. Hotels should also be congratulated for winning…
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Best New Year’s Eve destination is Madeira
Among the top 10 European destinations for the New Year’s Eve, the EBD elected Madeira, or rather the fireworks of Funchal, as the best of all.Neither London nor Paris, let alone Berlin. It is in Madeira that is best way for the European year, according to Election European Best Destinations (EBD), organization based in Brussels and bringing together the main European Tour entities. Best New Year’s Eve “The stunning scenery of rare beauty, is simply unique, with thousands of multi-colored lights decorating the amphitheater of Funchal, making it a grand…
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MSC Preziosa made debut in Funchal harbor
The cruise ship MSC Preziosa made its debut in Funchal harbor on 16 November 2014. The cruise, docked by 8 hours from Lisbon. It is the latest MSC Cruises fleet project, began activity in March last year.
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Madeira fireworks promises to surprise again
This is the most important tourist attraction of Madeira, was internationally recognized by Guinness World Records book in 2006, as “the greatest fire fireworks show in the world”, and this year the show will again be grand and full light, is what the company promises Macedos Pyrotechnics. Madeira fireworks This year’s theme “Madeira Diamond Light”, created by designers of Macedo, was inspired by the fact that on January 1 to start the International Year of Light. They will be “fired” more than 130 thousand rockets, about 29 tons of fire…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is honored today with statue in Madeira
The international and captain of the Portuguese national football team, Cristiano Ronaldo (was born in Madeira Island), will be honored today by the Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, where it is natural, and will also inaugurate a statue in his honor. In Madeira Legislative Assembly, Ronaldo will receive the Autonomic Cord Distinction, the highest award of the Region. In the Sea Square, next to the port of Funchal, the Real Madrid footballer will be perpetuated by a statue.Ronaldo’s coming to Madeira is promoted by Jornal da Madeira, which…
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Sleeps in Madeira destination grew 3.9%
Overnight stays in several hotels in the Madeira Islands between January and September 2014 increased 3.9%. In absolute terms, were recorded in Madeira Islands about 623 thousand nights that month (11.8% of total overnight stays occurred in Portugal). A breakdown by type of establishment, it is observed that the annual changes were negligible, highlighting the positive apartment hotels (more overnight stays approximately 2400) and the negative pensions (least 1,500 overnight stays approximately). The average stay in this period was 5 nights In turn, the occupancy rate (bed) in September reached 71.5%…
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Madeira wine grew 53% until October to the Portugal
The president of the Wine Institute, Embroidery and Crafts Madeira (IVBAM) recently stated that the bet on the Continent, in partnership with companies in the sector, in comparison with this Madeira Wine has given outstanding results. Paula gourd demonstrated that between January and October 31 this season, Madeira Wine sales to the mainland market increased by 53% in quantity and 70% in value compared to the identical period of 2013.
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Funchal has a new face
The Praça do Povo opened last November 8, 2014, giving a new image to the sea front of Funchal. Funchal grown and is more beautiful with this intervention was born the Praça do Povo, a work of the vice-presidency of the regional government responsibility. The last phase of the reconstruction front sea Funchal is the berth for cruise ships due to be completed next year in May. As a result of time of 20 February 2010 and due to the essential and urgent dredging of the end portions of the…
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Wonderful Madeira Island
Many call it the pearl of the Atlantic or the Garden of the Atlantic; others call it the Hawaii of Europe. I call it home: this is Madeira. Madeira is an island where we have four seasons in one day, where we can drive above the clouds, where you can surf at 9 in the morning, and just half an hour later take a walk in the immense Laurus forest dating back to the Miocene and Pliocene periods of the Tertiary period, 20 million years ago. It’s a geological and…
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