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According to the Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), Madeira will experience generally cloudy skies today with periods of rain, which may be locally heavy, especially in the southern slopes and highlands in the afternoon. There is a possibility of thunderstorms. As for the wind, it will be weak to moderate (up to […]

The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e Atmosfera) forecasts generally overcast skies with persistent and sometimes heavy rain, especially in the southern slopes and highlands of the island of Madeira, along with thunderstorms on Saturday, January 13th. The wind is expected to be moderate to strong (30 to 45 km/h) […]

The Funchal City Council plans to raise around 12 to 13 million euros per year. Pedro Calado mentioned today that tourists disembarking in Funchal from cruise ships will also pay a municipal tourist tax, which will be applied by the APRAM – Administration of the Ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, after signing a […]

The Municipalities of Madeira have already established the basic rules for charging tourist taxes in the region’s councils. In the AMRAM (Association of Madeiran Municipalities), they agreed this morning to charge two euros per night, with a maximum of seven nights. Now, each municipality will create its own regulations, for those that do not have […]

The ‘Balmoral,’ ‘Azura,’ and ‘AIDAcosma’ are the three ships making their Monday stop in Funchal, bringing aboard 13,583 people, with 10,481 being passengers. The three ships are cruising on the Cruise in the Atlantic Islands route. The first to arrive was the ‘AIDAcosma,’ early in the morning, with 6,403 passengers and 1,413 crew members, coming […]