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Market
Mercado dos Lavradores
Market from 1940 with an art‑deco façade and azulejo panels, where tropical fruits, flowers, black scabbardfish and island products are sold. It stands at the entrance to the Zona Velha.
Madeira · Portugal Capital
Funchal
In the destination Madeira.
In the photo: Funchal
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The city
What to expect from Funchal.
Capital of Madeira, set in an amphitheater between the mountains and the sea. In the center are the Sé, from the 15th century, the Mercado dos Lavradores and the Zona Velha, with painted doors. Above, the Monte has the church, the Monte Palace and the descent in basket sledges. Nearby are the Jardim Botânico, Cabo Girão, Pico do Arieiro and the natural pools of Porto Moniz in the northwest.
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The local experience
What to see in Funchal
Historic neighborhood
Zona Velha do Funchal
The oldest neighborhood of Funchal, around Rua de Santa Maria, with doors painted by artists, restaurants, the Capela do Corpo Santo and the Forte de São Tiago by the sea.
Cathedral
Sé do Funchal
A Manueline cathedral from the late 15th century, with a white façade and volcanic stone, featuring a cedar wood ceiling from the island decorated with marquetry. It is one of the few buildings from the Age of Discoveries that survived almost intact.
Neighborhood
Monte e carros de cesto
A parish on the heights of Funchal, at about 550 meters, with the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte, where the last emperor of Austria is buried, and the carros de cesto, which descend the steep streets guided by carreiros.
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Garden
Monte Palace Madeira
A tropical garden on the Monte, with lakes, waterfalls, plants from various parts of the world, historic tile panels and a museum of minerals and African sculpture.
Garden
Jardim Botânico da Madeira
Botanical garden from 1960 on an old estate about 300 metres above sea level, with Laurissilva plants, cacti, tropical plants and geometric beds with a view of Funchal.
Viewpoint
Cabo Girão
Cliff about 580 metres above the sea, one of the highest in Europe, around 15 km from Funchal, with a glass platform suspended over the void and views to the cultivated fields below.
Mountain
Pico do Arieiro
Third highest peak in Madeira, at 1,818 metres, where the road reaches almost to the summit. From here starts the mountain trail to Pico Ruivo, the island's highest point.
Beach
Piscinas naturais do Porto Moniz
Seawater pools formed by volcanic rocks at the extreme northwest of Madeira, about 50 km from Funchal, where Atlantic waves break next to bathers.