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MADEIRA - The largest Madeiran supermarket group, Group Sá is due to open their first hypermarket branch in the quaint village of São Vicente in the north of the Island in approximately 10 months from now. The Group’s vast experience
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Funchal in Madeira Island Portugal is about to gain another 330 hectares of forest. One of the local government’s key priorities is nature conservation and a recent announcement was made confirming the final stages of expropriation of a large forest
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MADEIRA ISLAND, PORTUGAL – AMONGST THE TOP 5 ISLANDS IN EUROPE Madeira Island was nominated no. 4 amongst the top 5 islands in Europe by the North American TRAVEL MAGAZINE’S WORLD’S BEST AWARDS . This is yet another of the many recognitions
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SÃO VICENTE - A true paradise bestowing the greenest forest in the island of Madeira. All Levada walk lovers, surf enthusiasts and nature lovers in general will discover untouched natural landscape beauty within 40km’s drive through new roads
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Madeira Island - Funchal’s scenic port was recipient to the “Best Destination Experience” Award at the largest cruise liner industry trade fair held in MIAMI, USA - a 4 day event which ended on the 19 th March. The award was based on
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An 8 minute black and white movie clip on the culture in Madeira Island dated all the way back to 1931 and produced by a British gentleman by the name of James Fitzpatrick of TRAVELTALK is available on YOU TUBE and has received a total of over 11 000
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Madeira Island has been effectively been reported to reflect the least vulnerable of all regions in Portugal in regard to predictions on future impacts as a result of global warming. This report was divulged at a recent EU study “REGIONS 2020”
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On the 11 th of December, the Centro das Artes – Casa das Mudas cultural centre played host to the inauguration of the Madeira Malta Artes Plásticas Lusófonas exhibition featuring artists’ paintings and sculptures of Portuguese
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Madeira Island has been the first region to pioneer renewable energy in the whole of Portugal during the last 25 years with a notable increase in awareness and interest in the challenge for solar photovoltaic systems; this was announced recently at a
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Funchal city, the capital of Madeira Island is the first insular city within Portugal to adhere to the CIVITAS European project aimed at improving air quality, increasing the accessibility and reducing the noise levels in general. In Madeira, the project
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Madeira Island's International Airport access options are on the increase. The secretary of state tourism announced this week that negotiations are now under way with Budget airline carrier, RYANAIR to operate to Madeira Island too. The recent liberalization
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Worldwide government concerns at the present time in improving living standards, points out the existence of green spaces as a factor of huge importance. Madeira Island ranks first in national Portuguese Green Spaces and 7 th in the Europe. This week
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Madeira Island in Portugal has always been a popular destination for cruise liners docking into the amphitheatre harbour in Funchal. This morning saw the docking once more of the world’s largest cruise liner, The Independence of the Seas –
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From 10th - 13th September 2008 Falmouth in the UK played host port for the Funchal “500 Anos” Tall Ships Regatta. The spectacular maritime event is part of the city’s year-long celebrations of the 500 th anniversary of the very first
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The village of Caniço has been developing at a pretty fast pace over recent years yet has managed to retain an unruffled and key luxury edge to this tranquil and attractive inland village of Santa Cruz. Both the Palheiro and Santo da Serra Golf
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