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I am writing this on yet another public holiday (Corpus Christi – celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, with Trinity Sunday being the Sunday following Pentecost, eight weeks after ............
Picking up on a comment on the previous post by Maurice, the Diario has published a sequence of photos showing the rather dilapidated (to say the least!) condition of the Marmeleiros Hospital. Not all readers may be familiar with the name, but most visitors to ............
The Journal leads today with the story that the island of Porto Santo is to introduce a tourist tax similar to that that has been applied in the municipality of Santa Cruz for a number of years. Details are sparse, but it is thought to be the same €1.00 per night. Idalino ............
Following on from the announcement of Lidos closing and reopening in the previous post, it has been announced that the natural bathing pools in Porto Moniz have been temporarily closed.
The Journal reports that the Câmara Municipal do Porto Moniz announced ............
The Diario reports that the charmingly old-fashioned bathing complex at Barreirinha, to the east of the Old Town, and the nearby São Tiago beach next to the fort will be closed from May 21st, due to Frente MarFunchal, the company that manages the majority of seafront facilities ............
Thanks to Peter for alerting me to the unusual footage below of a sea lion or “Lobo Marinho” (after which the Porto Santo ferry and the fishing village of Câmara de ............
Reuters report that British low-cost airline easyJet will expand its holiday business and add a loyalty scheme as new CEO Johan Lundgren seeks to make his mark on the company after reporting strong first-half results. easyJet said on Tuesday it would invest more ............
Faster and cheaper internet: The Diario leads today with the news that the archipelago will enjoy cheaper and faster internet connection with the signing this week of a €13.6 million contract for a new sub-marine fibre-optic cable connecting to the continent. The ............