As 2025 draws to a close, one small Atlantic island is preparing for one of European cruising’s most spectacular New Year’s ...

‘A man’s culture is essentially the sum of his memories,’ wrote José Manuel Melim Mendes in his bilingual book Memories of Porto Santo and Madeira. If so, the collective mental culture of Madeira ...

Madeira has begun equipping its fishing fleet with high-tech monitoring systems, aiming to track catches and improve sustainability years before the EU requires electronic monitoring at sea ...

Madeira, Portugal, a subtropical island off the coast of northwestern Africa, has an unfortunate reputation as the domain of tourists. And, well, it’s not entirely inaccurate; as a jumping-off point ...

Fundamental to Madeiran identity, its 3,100km of aqueducts have proven to be more than a clever and functional feat of engineering to colonise an isolated island. Trudging through thick mud under ...

In 1419, when Portuguese seafarers happened on an uninhabited island in the North Atlantic, around 500 miles off the African coast, they were awed by the dense covering of greenery. Even today, after ...

My first taste of Madeira was a Sercial style, estimated to have come from the early 1800s. It was sweet and sour with a distinct nuttiness, layered with a saturated flavor of apricot jam and just a ...

The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type. It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. It ...

Here is why the archipelago of Madeira is “adopting” Bitcoin and how its president fell down the BTC rabbit hole. The tiny Portuguese archipelago of Madeira has “adopted” Bitcoin (BTC) — but what does ...

Ancestral fishing knowledge is now obsolete after dams broke the river’s rhythm, scrambling ancient fishing spots.

The acidity in this fortified wine counteracts the sweetness. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food ...

Michael Scaffidi is responsible for building the most comprehensive collection of Madeira on the east coast — 50 bottles by the glass, the oldest of which was from 1720 — at The Jefferson in ...