The island of Madeira, because of its privileged geographical position and mountainous relief, have a surprisingly mild climate.Very mild average temperatures, 25ºC in the summer and 17ºC in the winter, and a moderate level of humidity, confer upon this island exceptional subtropical features.
The seawater temperature is also very mild, because of the influence of the warm Gulf current, presenting averages of 22ºC in the summer and 18º in the winter.
The Institute for Forestry and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has recently concluded an important construction work in the area of Rabaçal, at the PR6 – Levada das 25 Fontes walk, thus contributing to reduce the human load which this trail daily undergoes.
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The museum has more than two thousand pieces originating from all over the world that have been collected by a Madeiran enthusiast over the past 50 years, with the oldest piece dating from the 18th century.
Filling the city of Vila Baleira and its beach with the spirit of the sixteenth-century, the Columbus Festival pays homage to the time when the Genoese merchant lived on the island of Porto Santo.
Between the 1st and 3rd of September, will set sail, at Santa Cruz bay, the Youth and Junior National Championship for Optimist and Bic Techno dinghies.
