Holidays: Sun-seekers are snapping up last-minute bargains to islands such as Madeira and Cyprus

Last-minute breaks are really hotting up: Sun-seekers are snapping up bargain holidays, with island destinations especially popular Skyscanner says searches and bookings spike when new travel corridors open Popular islands on the safe travel corridor list include Madeira and Cyprus  Jet2.com has added 70 more flights to Corfu, Kos, Rhodes and Madeira By Mail on … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Madeira house burgled after garage door left open in Portugal

Police are reportedly investigating a burglary at Cristiano Ronaldo’s home in Madeira. The thief is said to have got into the £7 million renovated property in the island capital Funchal through an open garage door while the footballer was away with the Portugal national team.  A relative of Ronaldo’s raised the alarm on Wednesday morning, according … Read more

Thieves break into Cristiano Ronaldo’s seven-floor family home on Madeira 

Thieves break into Cristiano Ronaldo’s seven-floor family home on Madeira Police are investigating a reported burglary at the football star’s Madeira home The alarm is said to have been raised by a relative on Wednesday morning A signed Juventus shirt is said to have been among items taken in the incident By Gerard Couzens For The … Read more

Madeira is cheapest quarantine-free island destination for Britons looking for autumn sun

Madeira is the cheapest island destination for Britons considering an autumn break abroad in the sun. That’s according to a new report by Post Office Travel Money, which has compared the prices of meals, drinks and other tourist items, including coffee, beer and sunscreen, in eight destinations on European and Caribbean islands that are not … Read more

Madeira is beautiful, always warm – and back on the ‘safe travel’ list

Fans call Madeira the ultimate Treasure Island, a volcanic but verdant ‘floating garden’ carved by warm winds and set amid the wild waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This little piece of Portugal rises up 300 miles off the coast of North Africa and it’s back on Britain’s quarantine-free travel list after a summer on the … Read more

Giedrius Lazutka uses 35mm film camera to show the beauty of Cristiano Ronaldo’s birthplace, Madeira

Wondering which Instagram filter was used to shoot these cinematic pictures of the island of Madeira? The answer is categorically #nofilter. They were all captured old-school-style by amateur photographer Giedrius Lazutka from Lithuania using a 35mm film camera (remember those?) – and the effect is hypnotic. The 34-year-old, who now lives in Singapore, took the … Read more

Portuguese holiday island of Madeira will pay for coronavirus tests for all tourists

Portuguese holiday island of Madeira will welcome tourists again from July 1 – and all visitors will be tested for coronavirus for free if they can’t prove they’re negative Tourists will have to undergo the test before they are allowed onto the island  Alternatively, they have to prove they’ve had a negative test in the … Read more

Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez enjoy a sun-drenched hike in Madeira

Cristiano Ronaldo cosies up to girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez as they enjoyed a sun-drenched hike with his oldest son, 9, in Madeira By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:22 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 18:22 BST, 2 May 2020 They’ve been isolating on the Portugese island of Madeira. And Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina … Read more