As 2025 draws to a close, one small Atlantic island is preparing for one of European cruising’s most spectacular New Year’s ...

Vereda dos Balcões**: 0:00 - **Levada das 25 Fontes**: 0:12 - **Levada do Caldeirão Verde**: 0:24 - **Capelinha N. S. Fátima* ...

‘A man’s culture is essentially the sum of his memories,’ wrote José Manuel Melim Mendes in his bilingual book Memories of Porto Santo and Madeira. If so, the collective mental culture of Madeira ...

Madeira, Portugal, a subtropical island off the coast of northwestern Africa, has an unfortunate reputation as the domain of tourists. And, well, it’s not entirely inaccurate; as a jumping-off point ...

I recently explored the wonderful island of Madeira and I want to share with you my favorite places! From the cloud forest of ...

Madeira has begun equipping its fishing fleet with high-tech monitoring systems, aiming to track catches and improve sustainability years before the EU requires electronic monitoring at sea ...

The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type. It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. It ...

Here is why the archipelago of Madeira is “adopting” Bitcoin and how its president fell down the BTC rabbit hole. The tiny Portuguese archipelago of Madeira has “adopted” Bitcoin (BTC) — but what does ...

My first taste of Madeira was a Sercial style, estimated to have come from the early 1800s. It was sweet and sour with a distinct nuttiness, layered with a saturated flavor of apricot jam and just a ...

Swiss chard cooks down into tender, silky ribbons when braised with fruity Madeira and complex, tangy, earthy garam masala in this recipe. Be sure to have some bread on-hand to use to sop up the ...