"Funchal" Funchal by myriam_c
Funchal Travel Guide: 500 reviews and 1,020 photos
Funchal, capital of the island of Madeira in which almost half of the population lives.
Landing at Aeroporto de Santa Catarina in Funchal is spectacular. The runway is rather short and ends in the sea. Every plane that flies in has to make a rather sharp curve on very low altitude so that, when you sit at the right side of the plane, it almost looks like the right wing touches the water! A great experience.
Funchal is situated in a large bay and surrounded by green mountains. The city has some very elegant boutiques, baroque churches, a colorful market and lots of bars & restaurants.
The city is devided in two parts: the city centre going from the Zona Velha eastwards upto the Casino and the hotel zone still further east.
Things to do/see in Funchal can be found in my various tips. Pictures are in my travelogues.
Enjoy!!
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For someone 106 yrs old you lead pretty active life! Lovely Funchal page, made me want to visit it again. Happy birthday from Finland!
Madeira is on my wish list since a long time. Ciao!
It neednt be! Just try and cook healthily :) I know it's hard... I lost 5 stone last year and plan to lose more this year. A lot of it is mental x
Lovely birds-eye view of Madeira Myriam. Wonderful photo's. I'm thinking of making a trip here :-)! Thx for sharing.
Beautiful pictures. Mym, you are a sunny girl :))
You always select the nicest places to visit:))) Beaqutiful pictufres -- I like the tobogan ride myself ;)
Beautiful photos. This is one of the few areas of Portugal that I haven't yet visited. But I should!!
ik ben dol op een glas Madeira, Myriam...MOET dus eigenlijk ook eens daarheen: geweldige tips, mooie foto's...dank je wel, bes-elisabeth
Myriam - i noticed that you like pure nature scénaries - Yr next visit to the SA botanical gardens will not be a disappointment !!
Terrific what people would do for some ratings... stealing texts here (sometimes in whataver languege), pics there. They hadn't understood that it should be tales of personal experiences with personal materials, and certainly not stolen materials :-(