Renowned for its golden sands and tranquil beauty, Porto Santo will step back in time this September with the 16th edition of the Columbus Festival (18-21 September 2025) in the historic town of Vila ...

It almost seems a shame that you can land on Porto Santo. The runway-laid middle of this tiny Portuguese isle, which floats 50km north-east of motherland Madeira, formerly nurtured a vineyard. It ...

JK Rowling got her inspiration for Harry Potter while scribbling on the back of napkins in an Edinburgh cafe. The Bronte Sisters locked themselves away in a Yorkshire pile to write their novels. And a ...

On my first morning on the island of Porto Santo I went for a walk on the beach and there was a man burying his wife in the sand. Only her head was visible as he piled sand over her body. My first ...

As we look down on Porto Santo's nine-kilometre banana-yellow sweep of beach, my tour guide Sofia excitedly says: 'Cristiano's about my age and I remember him partying on the beach every year. He even ...

With a landscape unlike anywhere else on earth and year round sunshine, the Portugese island of Porto Santo is a destination you never knew existed, that you quickly need to add to your list of places ...

Current time and date at Porto Santo Airport is 16:24:22 PM (WET) on Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 Looking for information on Porto Santo Airport, Porto Santo, Portugal? Know about Porto Santo Airport in ...

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