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The first time we visited Madeira Island and Funchal was in 1996. In the first place we came for the natural beauty of the island with the many possiblities for walking. We stayed at different places around the island.
In the meantime we visited Madeira eight times and started to love Funchal more and more. So now Funchal is our base to go around the island. We visit Funchal in winter during our ''spring holiday'' end February.
Two times we were in Funchal during the week of carnival! The carnival in Funchal is great.
Funchal, the capital of Madeira, has more than 120.000 inhabitants. The traffic jam in Funchal can be horrible.
When we are in town, we prefer to walk. In the central part of the city are nice old buildings, churches, some museums, shops, bars and restaurants. Many streets changed into nicily paved pedestrian areas.
Funchal is a very green city with a lot of parks and gardens. The whole year round there are a lot flowering trees and plants, even in winter.
The ambiance of Funchal is wonderful, laying at a large bay with nice views at the ocean. We also enjoy the view at the surrounding mountains, especially at night with thousands of lights at their slopes.
- In a nutshell:not yet my home town, but who knows some day ....
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We really enjoyed our short walk of nearly two hours from Santa Quiteria to the Socorridos Valley and back. The valley... more travel advice
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We walked the Levada Nova along the valley. You can walk to Faja and back. North of Faja it is not any longer possible... more travel advice
Santa Quiteria, start levada walk
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Visiting Madeira island is enjoying walking along levadas. And even just in or near Funchal you can find nice areas for... more travel advice
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Comments (22)
sounds great really looking forward to trying it but how much will it be now
Hi again Ali, hope youre enjoying the weekend - am trying to decide between Berne and its onion festival!along with Swiss villages and Alsace, and Madeira! for 5 days end of Nov.Uve had so many return visits you must like it!
Thank you for sharing Funchal photos and tips. i am going there at end of March. Have a good day
We're considering going to Madeira in Feb'08 for a few days - your page here confirms my expectations of somewhere beautiful and interesting. leyle
Very pleased to find you indirectly via Google. We are staying a week in Madeira for the 1st time on 19th March and your pages will be invaluable, great tips and photos...thanks a lot
Nice page. This Carnical tip was featured on VT homepage. Congrats.
I think I will go there next june. Ciao!
Beautiful pictures, especially interesting are those from the carnival. Interesting off the beaten path tips.
Being a Carnival Lover myself, I hope that soon I can attend the Funchal Carnival and have it added into my carnival list to go. Your description of the festival and information are great to know. Thanks for sharing.
Nice pics from the carnival, interesting. Thank you for share it.
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