Lisbon is set to tighten its short-term rental regulations, slashing licensing availability by up to 50% in some areas. Could this new framework serve as a blueprint for Funchal and address Madeira’s escalating housing crisis?
TAP Air Portugal has become Europe’s second-cheapest airline in 2025, according to AirAdvisor.
Carreiros do Monte have increased prices for their traditional toboggan rides, citing rising operational costs.
Parasites, bandits, pedophiles and rapists? After repeated attacks, the Islamic Center of Madeira is turning to the rule of law against what the Commission for Religious Freedom has clearly condemned as defamation of Muslims based on their faith.
A new digital system will allow bus users to buy and use tickets on their phones.
Madeira’s Praia Formosa promenade will close from August for 16 months, as a €1.8 million second-phase rehabilitation project begins.
Madeira saw housing prices fall 8.3% in 2025, standing out from most Portuguese regions, where property values continued to rise despite fewer transactions nationwide.
The Madeira Hotel Union says PSD labour reforms could lead to unpaid work, weaken protections and change dismissal rules, calling them the biggest setback in workers’ rights since 1974.
The Madeira Bus App is the work of a single developer driven by a simple goal: to help people navigate Madeira more easily. Here’s what he has to say.
After 50 years of being in power, the PSD has scrapped leadership term limits introduced in 2015, allowing the president - designated a formal suspect and shielded by political immunity - to remain party leader indefinitely and seek re-election.
Funchal’s Praia Formosa promenade welcomes visitors with dozens of dried and dying plants, left to decay for no apparent reason - a meaningful and costly investment going to waste, despite the installation of an extensive irrigation network. Why?