The local parish of Canhas, located in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, promotes the 7th edition of the Sugar Cane Show, an event held at the Canhas Farmers Market, which offers both locals and tourists a programm with of lots of music and entertainment, and an exhibition regarding the sugar cane molasses production process.Saturday morning, provides moments filled with much adrenaline, allowing all those who attend this event the opportunity to take part in the sugar cane’s harvesting.
Madeira Islands
Flower Festival 2012
19th to 25th April
With the arrival of spring, the city of Funchal will become an exhilarating multicolour floral stage full of charm.The magic of this event starts on Saturday morning, with the Children’s Parade, when hundreds of children dressed for the occasion parade to the Municipal Square (Praça do Município), where they will create a beautiful mural full of flowers symbolically named the Wall of Hope (Muro da Esperança).
Cruise Tourism is a market segment that has registered continuous growth, translating into a major focus of tourist operators and destinations; and Madeira is no exception. With the inauguration of the new Maritime Terminal at the Port of Funchal, in May of this year, and to meet the increase in demand registered in the first 8 months of 2010, which registered a rise of 20.60%, in comparison with the same period of 2009, factors such as quality, comfort, functionality, efficacy and security are promoted through the creation of better conditions for the tourists that visit us by sea.