Madeira Region

New Porto Bay Serra Golf Opens in Madeira

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 00:00

Madeira's new Porto Bay Serra Golf is a small boutique property surrounded by natural areas in the island's mountain with an interior decoration that is both elegant and comfortable - and with the golf course nearby. The main house dates from 1920, and is classified as part of the regional heritage. The facade, with decorative elements from the Art Nouveaux period, the frieze in floral tiles, windows with white wooden slats, and its fish-scale roof are unique. There are 22 rooms, living room with fireplace, traditional restaurant, heated covered pool, sauna, library, games room and gym.

The Cliff Bay hosted the first event of the Route of the Stars

Friday, 23 March 2012 00:00

The Cliff Bay in Funchal, hosted the first event this March of the culinary Route of Stars (Rota das Estrelas), a festival that brings together several Michelin starred chefs and is held at various restaurants from north to south, including the islands. This first event, was held at The Cliff Bay, March 16 and 17, and March 20 and 21, 2012, and brought together 10 chefs to join the hotel's resident chef to prepare a tasting menu. The chef Benoît Sinthon, was joined by guest chefs Hans Välimäki, Diego Guerrero, Nigel Haworth, Miguel Vieira, Christian Petz, as well as chefs from other restaurants participating in the Stars Route, such as Hans Neuner, Aimé Barroyer, Albano Lourenço, Ricardo Costa and Vincent Farges. The Route of Stars includes eight other similar events, running until November, in Lisbon, Coimbra, Algarve, Porto, Cascais and Amarante.

The Cliff Bay hosted the first event of the Route of the Stars

Friday, 23 March 2012 00:00

Madeira gets 36th Annual AITO Annual Conference

Sunday, 04 March 2012 00:00

The Island of Madeira will host the 36th Annual Conference of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO), an event that will take place from the 14^th to 17^th of June, 2012 at the Pestana Casino Park Hotel, which should include some 200 participants. The conference is being organized by the Association for the Promotion of Madeira with the support of Turismo de Portugal in London, and will include a program of activities that allows members of Conference to explore the island.

2011 Strong Year for Madeira

Sunday, 12 February 2012 00:00

The year 2011 was a good one for Madeira. The release of the island’s latest tourist figures show an increase of 3.5% in hotel bed-nights compared with 2010, as well as the recent rise in cruise traffic passing through the Atlantic archipelago.