Madeira Low-Down

During Summer Madeira comes alive, not just because the sun is out or because people feel more relaxed or even because the island looks like a green paradise. It's because in summertime we celebrate the most beautiful and colorful church festivals in Europe. People come together to celebrate and have a good time all while paying respects to our lost loved ones and to the Saints for which the holidays were founded. The best part of these events in my opinion is the ...

Its fairly common knowledge that Madeira has some of the most comfortable and beautiful weather on the planet. The number of storms a year are relatively low compared to many parts of the world but when Madeira does a storm it does it right. One such storm came occured on the 6th of April. This was the strongest storm Madeira had seen in 8 years and was responsible for over 10 million euros of reported damage. The destruction was wide-spread across the island ...

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