The Port of Funchal forecasts a record-breaking 2025, with over 330 cruise calls and 750,000 passengers expected, following an “exceptional” 2024 that already marked strong growth in cruise tourism.
A 36-year-old Brazilian daredevil will swim from Porto Santo to Madeira tomorrow. Wish him luck!
In September 1985, Portugal introduced its first ATM, starting a new era in banking. Twenty years later, the country was seen as one of the most advanced in Europe, with machines offering many services beyond simply taking out cash.
Madeira’s housing crisis is leading to calls for an emergency plan, funded by the tourism tax and raising around €14 million a year, with 15% of all housing set to become public housing.
Lisbon’s iconic Elevador da Glória funicular derailed and overturned near Avenida da Liberdade, so far there are 15 fatalities and many injured.
Fanal, part of Madeira’s UNESCO forest, faces erosion, damaged trees, and ecological imbalance from heavy tourism. Should the site be temporarily closed to recover?
Funchal’s house prices are rising faster than Porto’s, now nearly €3,755/m². Could Madeira’s capital soon overtake Portugal’s second-largest city in the housing market?
Funchal City Council has revoked CORTEL’s three short-term rental licenses and will seek to reclaim approximately €61,000 in public housing subsidies.
Funchal Marina gets a plastic recycling machine that can turn plastic collected from the sea into everyday items.
A tourist died today after an accident in her holiday home on Porto Santo. Emergency efforts and plans to transfer her to Madeira were unsuccessful.
Holiday poverty is on the rise in Europe, as for the third consecutive years, less employed people are able to afford a 1-week-holiday. Portugal ranks 4th in the EU.
