Madeira Events News   

On the 1st of January 2010 the owners of classic cars and motorcycles will meet together at 4 pm in Praia Formosa to take part on a new year's parade through the streets of Funchal. This is the first time this event takes place and it was named "Funchal ON". So if you will be wondering around Funchal do not miss this opportunity to admire some old beauties riding along the city.

Flights to Madeira   

Now it is time to think about next year's holidays and to help you decide, here is a list of international flights that link Madeira with the world. These flights are scheduled for the IATA Winter 2009/2010, so from last Sunday in October 2009 to the last Saturday in March 2010, these are the operating flights:

From Áustria :
Viena – Funchal, Madeira

• Austrian Airlines - Scheduled flight on Mondays
• Niki Luftfahrt GmbH - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays

From Belgium :
Brussels – Funchal, Madeira

• Thomas Cook Airlines BE - Charter flights on Saturdays

From Denmark :
Copenhagen – Funchal, Madeira

• My Travel Denmark - Charter flight on Mondays
• Sata International - Scheduled flight on Mondays
• Climber Sterling – Low cost flight on Mondays

Billund – Funchal, Madeira

• My Travel Denmark - Charter flight on Mondays

Aarhus – Funchal, Madeira

• SAS - Charter flight on Sundays

From Finland :
Helsinki – Funchal, Madeira

• Finnair - Scheduled flight on Mondays and Fridays
• My Travel Denmark - Charter flight on Mondays

From France :
Paris, Charles de Gaulle – Funchal, Madeira

• Sata International - Scheduled flight on Saturdays
• Air Post Europe - Charter flight on Saturdays
• Hamburg International - Charter flight on Sundays

Paris, Orly – Funchal, Madeira

• Aigle Azur - Scheduled flight on Saturdays

From Germany :
Berlin, Tegel – Funchal, Madeira

• Air Berlin - Scheduled flight on Saturdays

Nurenberg – Funchal, Madeira

• Air Berlin - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Dresden – Funchal, Madeira

• Air Berlin - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays

Munich – Funchal, Madeira

• Air Berlin - Scheduled flight on Saturdays
• Condor - Scheduled flight on Thursdays

Frankfurt – Funchal, Madeira

• Condor - Scheduled flight on Thursdays
• Hapag Lloyd/TUIFly - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays

Hamburg – Funchal, Madeira

• Condor - Scheduled flight on Thursdays

Stuttgard– Funchal, Madeira

• Condor - Scheduled flight on Thursdays
• Hapag Lloyd/TUIFly - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays

Cologne Bonn– Funchal, Madeira

• Hapag Lloyd/TUIFly - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays

From Ireland :
Dublin – Funchal, Madeira

• Sata International - Scheduled flight on Sundays

From Luxembourg :
Luxembourg – Funchal, Madeira

• Luxair - Scheduled flight on Mondays

From Netherlands :
Amsterdam – Funchal, Madeira

• Transavia - Charter flights on Mondays and Thursdays

From Norway :
Oslo – Funchal, Madeira

• Norwegian/Fly Nordic - Charter flights on Sundays

From Poland :
Warsaw – Funchal, Madeira

• Eurocypria Airlines - Charter flights on Tuesdays
• Sata International - Charter flight on Tuesdays

From Spain :
Las Palmas – Funchal, Madeira

• Binter Canarias - Scheduled flights on Thursdays and Sundays
• Sata Air Açores - Scheduled flight on Tuesdays and Saturdays

From Sweeden :
Stockholm – Funchal, Madeira

• Norwegian/Fly Nordic - Charter flights on Sundays
• Sata International - Scheduled flight on Fridays

From Switzerland :
Zurich – Funchal, Madeira

• Air Berlin - Scheduled flights on Thursdays
• Sata International - Scheduled flight on Mondays

From United Kingdom :
London, Stansted – Funchal, Madeira

• EasyJet – Low Cost flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

London, Gatwick – Funchal, Madeira

• EasyJet – Low Cost flights on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
• TAP Portugal - Scheduled flight everyday
• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays and Fridays

Bristol – Funchal, Madeira

• EasyJet – Low Cost flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays

Bournemouth – Funchal, Madeira

• European Aviation Air Charter/Palmair– Charter flights on Mondays
• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays

Glasgow – Funchal, Madeira

• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays
• FlyGlobespan – Low cost flight on Mondays

Birmingham International – Funchal, Madeira

• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays

Exeter – Funchal, Madeira

• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays

Edinburgh – Funchal, Madeira

• FlyGlobespan – Low cost flight on Mondays

Jersey – Funchal, Madeira

• Sata International - Charter flight on Wednesdays

Manchester – Funchal, Madeira

• Thomas Cook Airlines UK - Charter flight on Mondays
• Thomson Airways - Charter flight on Mondays and Fridays

From Venezuela :
Caracas – Funchal, Madeira

• Santa Barbara Airlines – Scheduled flights on Mondays
• TAP Portugal - Scheduled flight on Sundays

Source: ANAM - Madeira Airport Authority

Useful Information   

Madeira Islands is under orange alert due to strong winds, rain showers and rough sea with 6 meter waves. Today the ferry that links Funchal and Porto Santo did not run the trip and it will probably not run it tomorrow as well. All fishing and touristy boats have stopped operations until the weather gets better which is predicted to be only Saturday, 20th December 2009.

For the mountains the wind will be strong, about 40 to 60 km/hour and with gusts reaching 120 km/hour, so tourists and levada walkers are warned not to go walking or trekking and if driving, be very careful on the roads as this weather is propitious to rock and tree falls.

So if you are a tourist in Madeira, until Saturday we recommend you to spend your days around Funchal, visiting the market place, doing Christmas shopping or visiting museums from which we highlight the Natural History Museum with an interesting collection of "Spiders of Madeira".

Madeira Events News   

Original: Wind Birds Blog

Madeira Culture & Entertainment  Madeira Events News  Madeira Night Life   

In Madeira Christmas season always demands for an amusement park. For many years these entertainment machinery was installed in Funchal Old Town but a few years ago it had to change its location and since then it has been travelling through the South of Madeira every year.

This year and for the first time the Giga Park amusement's park is in Ponta do Sol and hold several activities as an aquatic circus show, electric trolleys, carousel, raffle and other games exhibitions, the haunted house, the mirror's house, bars, restaurants and kiosks of candyfloss, fritters and popcorns between other more radical amusements for people with very healthy hearts and strong stomachs.

Until the 11th of January 2010 this park will be open everyday from 4 pm until late at night. Why not trying it?