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Tourist dies in hotel room in Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes19th October 2019

A 67-year-old foreign man was found dead in his bed in a room in the Four Views Oasis Hotel in Caniço de Baixo. The warning was received by the Santa Cruz Sa...

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Junta de Freguesia offers ‘supper’ of São João and firework display in Reis Magos

Tobi Hughes19th June 2019

The end of the night of this Sunday, the eve of St. John, promises to be not only lively but also colorful on the Promenade of the sea front of Caniço de Baixo....

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Dolphins Play off Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes30th May 2019

Had a great afternoon in the sun at Galo Resort Lido today, and saw lots of Dolphins out at sea jumping about. Delia Ornelas was lucky enough to capture them o...

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Junta de Freguesia do Caniço recovers the fountain in the Old Route of Oliveira

Tobi Hughes22nd April 2019

The Parish Council of Caniço says it has recovered the fountain located in the Old Path of Oliveira. "This path is very frequented, mainly by tourists, and this...

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Nurse saves man life in Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes16th April 2019

An 82-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest at a restaurant in Caniço de Baixo this Monday at 8 pm. At the site was a nurse who quickly started the basic li...

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Impressive Water Spout off Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes25th October 2018

Have just been watching this water spout off Caniço de Baixo, lasted a good 20 minutes. ...

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Tourist hit by pizza delivery scooter in Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes13th October 2018

The accident recently reported by AgoraMadeira, near the intersection of the expressway at Caniço de Baixo, involved a motorcycle and a pedestrian. A tourist...

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My View Now

Tobi Hughes13th October 2018

Beautiful skies at the moment, this is the view from my balcony now. ...

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Sunrise….

Tobi Hughes5th October 2018

It's that time of year where we get some spectacular sunrise and sunsets. Thanks to Martyn for these two great photos of the sunrise from yesterday and today...

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New Hotel at Atalaia Confirmed

Tobi Hughes21st June 2018

Looking back on my blog this has been talked about for over 6 years, but it now looks like a reality. The new project should be complete by 2020, and will link...

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3 weeks to opening

Tobi Hughes15th June 2018

Galo Mar Hotel as part of Galo Resort in Caniço de Baixo, will open to the public in 3 weeks when the hotel is finally completed. The old hotel was demolishe...

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Dead Sperm Whale

Tobi Hughes12th June 2018

If anyone my side of the island, directly in front of Caniço de Baixo this morning saw the coast guard and a smaller boat out at sea, then it appears it was a d...

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Riu Palace Madeira uses biodegradable straws

Tobi Hughes8th June 2018

Riu Palace Hotel in Caniço de Baixo has said it now uses the new 100% biodegradable straws. Riu Hotels announced that as of this month it began to use biodeg...

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Dolphins and Cruise Ship

Tobi Hughes18th April 2018

Just had to share these amazing photos taken by my friend Martyn Turner from his balcony in Canico de Baixo. ...

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Weeds gone for now.

Tobi Hughes28th March 2018

Freguesia Canico is very happy to post photos on their Facebook page to show they have tidied up the weeds for now. ...

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The Sorry State of the Promenade in Caniço de Baixo

Tobi Hughes26th March 2018

PSD Canico Shared on the Facebook page photos of the weeds and general state of the Promenade in Caniço de Baixo. Something I normally do pretty often, to show...

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Goodbye Galo Mar

Tobi Hughes28th October 2017

Bruno Lopes has posted some photos of the demolition of Galo Mar, and as you can see, its almost gone. You can see all of Bruno's photos Here. ...

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A few photos Galo Mar

Tobi Hughes22nd October 2017

A few photos taken this morning of the Galo Mar, or what's left of it. ...

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Amazing Sunrise

Tobi Hughes18th October 2017

I love this time of year with the spectacular sunrises and sunsets. This one I took this morning in HDR on my phone, from my balcony....

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GaloMar Coming Down

Tobi Hughes18th October 2017

Work started last week to demolish the GaloMar resort in Caniço de Baixo. With an estimated cost of 8 million euros, the resort will be expanded from 46 rooms ...

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Tourist Loses Life

Tobi Hughes20th September 2017

A German tourist lost his life today swimming at Galo Resort in Caniço de Baixo. The man had been diving, and seemed to lose his balance getting out of the sea...

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New Decking at Reis Magos

Tobi Hughes20th July 2017

New decking has been placed on the beach at Reis Magos in Caniço de Baixo, to give bathers a little more comfort. The camara at Santa Cruz, seem to be adding...

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