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Funchal is the second best Portuguese city to visit

Lisbon is the best city in Portugal to live , visit and invest , according to a ranking of Portuguese cities , released in early February , that take into account three dimensions : Investment , Tourism and Talent . According to the ranking, prepared by the international consulting firm Bloom Consulting and the Lusa had access, ” Lisbon is a city apart from the rest because it surpasses them both regionally and nationally .” According to the company , the ranking was constructed using statistical data from official sources…

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Garret Mcnamara surfing in Madeira island

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Garret Mcnamara recently in Madeira at the invitation of Tourism of Portugal, an organization that promoted its foray into the regional territory. Garret Mcnamara Garret Mcnamara was notable for having surfed the biggest wave ever, in Nazareth – a ‘big wave’ with 30 meters high. Orlando Pereira (Madeira Native Motion) was chosen to accompany Garrett McNamara on his first visit to Madeira Island. Photos: Madeira Native Motion

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Madeira International Art Biennale

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At the Electricity Museum-House of Light is an exhibition day until March! The MIAB organizes events like international and multidisciplinary art: Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography etc.. It is an international art show held since 2005 on Madeira, where it occurs in different locations of the island, the 5th edition of the Madeira INTERNATIONAL ART Biennale, this year 82 participating artists from various countries. The exhibition will be open until March 1, at the Electricity Museum-House of Light

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Olimar summer program to Porto Santo

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The tour operator Olimar has a specific program to Porto Santo and will hold between 3 July and 16 October this year a new flight every Thursday from the German city of Düsseldorf to the island. We show that the Olimar sees huge potential in the “golden island”, presented in its catalog for 2014 as one of the big news. The flights will be carried out with Boeing 737-700 aircraft, with seating for 150 passengers.Thus, the island of Porto Santo sees recognized its quality as mass-bit family and tourist destination,…

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Madeira Bodyboard girls experience

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The Ludens Machico Club , member of the Madeira Association of Surfing, will organize in Madeira Girls Bodyboard Experience , an event to promote female bodyboarding in partnership with Ludens Bodyboard School and the School Boogie Chicks , which will happen from 9 to April 13. Madeira Bodyboard This event will bring to the beaches of Madeira best national athletes aiming to promote not only the female but also Bodyboard National Madeira as privileged to practice Bodyboard destination due to the quality and variety of its waves and mild climate…

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Barbeito wines, Francisco Albuquerque and Il Gallo d’oro distinguished by the magazine Wine

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Madeira has just been honored with three awards by Wine magazine – Essence of Wine. Barbeito wines were elected “Producer of the Year”, Madeira wine, the winemaker Francisco Albuquerque, was distinguished as “Winemaker of the Year”, Madeira Wine Company, and the restaurant Il Gallo d’Oro at The Cliff Bay, received the distinction of “Gastronomic Restaurant of the Year”. The awards consist of a list of 12 wines and food related and refer to 2013. Have been there for about a week in the city of Porto, in a ceremony attended…

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A Lush Green Madeira Island Travel Guide

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Maderira is a lush, green island, also known as “Portugal’s flower garden,” the largest one belonging to the Madeira Islands archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Morocco. This Island paradais is still part of Portugal and it’s just a few hundred kilometers (or miles) north of the Canary Islands (which belong to Spain). According to the Madeira walkaround guide by EscapeHunter.com, this island is a quiet, green paradise that’s an alternative to those wanting to escape to a peaceful, yet still exotic island. Otherwise said – as…

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Route of the Stars kicked off with 16 international chefs

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Eight Portuguese restaurants with Michelin stars will receive award-winning chefs from around the world , the ” Route of the Star ” , an international food festival which will tour the country until November .The gastronomic event , which runs in the fifth edition , yanked on the 19th March at the ‘ Il Gallo d’ Oro ‘ (one Michelin star Funchal ) , with the participation of 16 ‘ chefs ‘ , mostly of restaurants with Michelin stars . Benoît Sinthon is the host of the first ” step…

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Madeira – a perfect place for social butterflies to re-energise

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Butterflies in December, hillsides bursting with the brilliant red flowers of the poinsetta tree and sunshine so warm that you can sit outside and soak it up until early evening. That is Madeira in winter…the Portguese island of wood…a tiny exotic paradise on the furthermost western edge of Europe…where there is something for everyone, from shopping, to fine dining or getting away from it all on a mountainside – on a short or long break. It’s my first visit and I see how green the island is, compared to its…

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IL Gallo D’oro – The starts route in Madeira Island

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Following the success of the “Stars Route” in the previous editions in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the gastronomic festival will be repeated this year. Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts, Altis Hotels, Eleven, L’And Vineyards, Casa da Calçada, Fortaleza do Guincho and The Yeatman will join hands this year in a tour promoting the outstanding cuisine of Portugal, with a total of 7 events . .. The Stars Route 2014 starts on the 19th March and goes until November, from the North to the South of Portugal starting at Madeira…