Guest message 40

September 2013

Key words & ideas:

"It was a great pleasure to be here. The house emanates well-being and happiness. I believe that the people that stay in the house feel at home. See you next year."

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Free Internet access

From September 2013 onwards at Sofia's Place

Internet access: MOBILE BROADBAND WIFI HOTSPOT - up to 5 devices connected simultaneously 

More specifications on the R206 device

Note: there is also free internet access in the village library five minutes walk away from house.

Madeira Islands: Europe's Leading Island Destination 2013

Ponta Delgada (North coast of Madeira) in May 2012 [ © Nelio ]

Madeira Islands elected the Europe's Leading Island Destination by World Travel Awards. Its 20th edition took place in Turkey, on the 31st of August, 2013.

Give yourself a chance to experience Madeira Islands and come to visit us in Sofia's Place in Jardim do Mar, one of the most exclusive, dreamy and romantic places around.

Madeira offers unspoilt and breathtaking scenery with impressive high cliffs emerging directly from the ocean. «It’s the most dramatic landscape I have ever seen», says dear friend and surfer William Henry about Madeira, refering to the towering cliffs, rocky shores, waterfalls and seas of azure.

«As a child I often dreamed of a landscape like Madeira, because one much like it is often described in fairy tales and children’s stories», adds the above quoted friend. «Every year I find something new, and yet every year I am awe-struck by the same cliffs, gardens, waterfalls and waves that I witnessed on my first voyage.» (Read more)

More information on Madeira Islands:
www.visitmadeira.pt

 

Guest message 39

May 2013

Key words & ideas:

"We thank you for your welcoming and for trusting us with the beautiful home in such generous way. We had a very good week even if the sun wasn't present all the time."

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Guest message 38

May 2013

Key words & ideas:

"Enjoyed our stay"; "Your house is a beautiful place"; "Thank you for this «book of music» selection - it made us feel at home and learning new sounds at the same time".

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Guest message 37

April 2013

Key words & ideas:

"Very beautiful house"; "sun, sea and gardens"; "We spent a very beautiful week in family"; "thank you for the welcome, the trust and your smile".

This family made a diary of visits in Madeira island.

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Guest message 36

April 2013

Key words & ideas:

"Magnificent Island"; "Perfect house, beautiful and full of charm"; "Thank you for your welcome and kindness".

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Max Römer's paintings of Madeira in Calheta

Exhibition open since March 15 until November 30, 2013

Max Römer lived four decades in Madeira, however, only a privileged few were actually aware of the vastness of his work.

This exhibition is unprecedented insofar as it displays to the public many of his unpublished works. Furthermore, it brings to light distinct qualities and versatile skills developed over the years by Max Römer, such as advertising, graphic work and religious paintings of an impressive scale.

An option based on the determination to make this exhibition a worthy contribution to better the understanding of this German painter, bom in Hamburg that sought Madeira Island in the early nineteen hundreds, where he settled to prove himself and his remarkable passion for art.

His watercolours emerge as the most referenced and divulged among the array of works produced. This exhibition patents and reconfirms that reality but also acts as a wicket door allowing for an insight in relation to other aspects of the creation of Max Römer that have never been revealed.

Commissioner: António Rodrigues

Exhibition open since March 15 until November 30, 2013:
Tuesday - Sunday from 10h00 to 18h00

Centro das Artes, Casa das Mudas
Estrada Simão Gonçalves Câmara, 37
9370-139 Calheta
Tel. 291 820 900