After visiting Madeira several times as tourists we decided to make this magical island our home. It wasn’t a difficult decision.
In 2016 we published the first edition of Madeira NOW. The business model had expanded from a general tourist guide promoting Madeira to a guide that incorporates a Restaurant and Tour Operators platform that also offers discounts for visitors.
Each year we visit hundreds of Restaurants and Tour Operators to review their establishment and offer them a unique partnership whereby they can offer our subscribers a minimum of 10% discount when using their services.
It’s a great job to have. Visiting establishments all over the island, meeting their owners – hearing their aspirations and dreams and working with them to offer you their unique cuisine or their tours and activities around the island.
Madeira is known as the Pearl of the Atlantic and for the last nine years has been voted the World’s Leading Island destination by the World Travel Awards, so it’s no wonder that Madeira was enjoyed by nearly 2 million visitors in the last 12 months.
With a year-round subtropical climate, Madeira is a haven of natural beauty with dense green forests, volcanic mountains, waterfalls and beautiful coastlines. Famous for Walks and Trails alongside the Levadas that were built many years ago to help the farmers irrigate their land.
Madeira is now famous for numerous adventure sports such as, Paragliding, Kayaking, Surfing, Canyoning, Big Game Fishing, Scuba Diving, Trail Running, Mountain Biking. Less strenuous activities such as Whale & Dolphin Watching, 4×4 Safaris, Wine Tours, Bird and Wildlife Tours, Marine Safaris or Stargazing are available.
Madeirans have been welcoming guests for over 200 years – so they know a thing or two about entertaining visitors. Madeirans love to party, so there is always something happening somewhere on the island every month of the year. Over 100 Festivals are celebrated each year from the Wine Festival to the Classic Car Exhibition or the Flower Festival to the Carnival that rivals the famous Rio Carnival. And Madeira celebrates each New Year with one of the most stunning pyrotechnic shows in the world.
Then of course there is the Food. With hundreds of restaurants offering an abundance of seafood and exotic fruit and vegetables visitors can enjoy everything from simple local traditional foods to fine dining. Washed down with superb Portuguese wines that will rival the finest French wines.
Madeira’s nightlife also includes Classical Concerts, Fado, Theatre, Cinema, Nightclubs and many venues that host some excellent local musical performers.
That’s the beauty of Madeira – it offers something for everyone. Enjoy!