Useful Websites/Apps to use in Madeira

When visiting a new  place, we want to fit in as much as possible in the time we have.

Sometimes, it can be hard to plan everything from a distance, however, the technology now-a-days can help us a lot in planning everything!

In this post, I’m going to recommend some websites and Apps that might help you a lot with all the planning and when you’re already in Madeira!!

Most travellers that I’ve met want to go on walks and explore our mountains. There are some trails that are pretty straight forward, however, there are others that might be more challenging finding all the right detours.

I’ve been using an App for the last few years that has “saved me” a few times up in the mountains. It’s called Mapy.cz, it has very detailed maps, you can download the maps and use them offline. 

For me, this app is much more reliable than Google Maps! With Windy Maps, you can also record the trails you’ve done, you can plan routes in advance and it can even estimate the distance and time it should take!

If you need to get some ideas of nice walks, where they are, difficulty and some other details, Walk Me Guide is a great tool.

However, do not trust it 100%, as some walks aren’t exactly back and forth (although any walk can be back and forth!). 

You can check some walks with the Walk me Guide and then study the route on Windy Maps!

Before you plan to go on a walk, you should check first if it actually open. The Visit Madeira Website has all that information.

On this website, you will not only find the Recommended Walking Trails, but also the upcoming events, places to stay, recommended activities, all licensed tourism animation agencies, licenced guides, info about buses, etc.

If you need a taxi in Madeira, you should use Taxiin App. You can order a taxi on the app and it will tell you how much the trip is going to cost. 

Locals are known for not really trusting weather forecasts. Madeira has a few different microclimates. It might be sunny in Funchal, but raining in Machico; it can be pouring rain in the North and nice and warm in Calheta!

Windy is possibly the best app/website to actually see the forecast and not only in Madeira. It’s a weather radar, so it’s quite accurate!

IPMA app (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera) is also useful as it will give you the weather alerts.

One other thing that might help you know how the weather is somewhere on the islands, is the webcams. There are quite a few around Madeira and it’s very useful, especially if you want to watch a sunset in Pico do Areeiro!You can find them here.

Some of the apps I mentioned in this post (Windy, Mapy.cz) are not exclusive to Madeira, however, they are extremely useful here and can definitely make our lifes a bit easier sometimes!

I hope you find this info useful!

Hope to see you in Madeira and in one of my tours soon!