Acropolis SGPS - Madeira Flower Festival

Fed up with rain, rain and more rain? well look no further - only a few hours flight from all major European destinations, Madeira is sun, sun and more sun!

The beautiful island is currently celebrating the Flower Festival which started on the 19th and ending today.

Historically, the flowers are a fundamental feature of the landscape of Madeira. The island's mild climate allows a variety of flowers to bloom everywhere, which naturally enchant for the beauty they emanate and the scent they exhale.

The highlight is the Flower Parade, with several groups of over a thousand participants who, bearing costumes depicting flowers, dancing to the sound of exquisitely selected music, through the main arteries of the city, along with fantastic floats, beautifully decorated with many different varieties of flowers of Madeira.

Besides the Flower Exhibition, the art of the construction of the floral carpets will be open to the public until April 25th, at the ‘Largo da Restauração’, which is also a major attraction for those who visit the Island.

Previous years Flower Festival Videos. Source: Source: RumaVideo of You Tube

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Article source: http://www.visitingmadeira.com/

London Olympics - 100 days to go!

With only 100 days to go before the start of the London 2012 Olympics our attention is on local windsurfing sensation João Rodrigues as he prepares for the event.

Born in Santa Cruz, Madeira, he is one of the favourites to obtain a medal from the Portugese delegation.
The handsome sailor is has been representing Portugal in the Olympic Games for more than 16 years and is one of the best RS:X windsurfers in the world. If that wasn't enough he speaks four different languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish) and has a degree in mechanical engineering.

FACT: On 14 June 2011, João Rodrigues successfully sailed non-stop across the open Atlantic Ocean, a distance of more than 160 miles (296 kilometres) between Madeira Island and Selvagem Grande.
The Portuguese rider completed the challenge in only 10 hours and this feat has been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records!

Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour will be the venue for the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions. It was the first London 2012 Games venue to be finished.

Article source and pics: Surfertoday.com

Madeira - best place to buy overseas property!

A recent article by Mary Wilson published in the Financial Times on April 07 2012, suggests a rise in tourism is boosting sales of property on the Island.

Linda Beaney of Beaney Pearce, who markets Palheiro Village in the UK, says in the article: “The sales market in Madeira has continued at a steady pace over the past three years. While fewer Brits have bought than in the preceding three years, they have continued to feature, and sales have also been to a spread of other nationalities including Scandinavians, Brazilians, Germans and South Africans.

For full story: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3d6f6422-7989-11e1-8fad-00144feab49a.html#axzz1sCQMBYOd

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