See and do
The sights of Funchal and the island, the beaches, the forests and the festivals.
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Festivals8
- Wine FestivalThe Madeira Wine Festival: 22 August to 12 September 2027, the Wine Lounge at …
- Atlantic FestivalThe Atlantic Festival: 4 to 27 June 2027, the fireworks contest over Funchal b…
- CarnivalMadeira Carnival 2027: 3 to 14 February, the Allegoric Parade in Funchal on 5 …
- Christmas and New YearChristmas and New Year in Funchal: the season from 1 December to 10 January, t…
- FestivalsMadeira's festivals through the year: Carnival, the Flower Festival, June fire…
- Flower FestivalThe Madeira Flower Festival: 29 April to 30 May 2027, the flower parades on Av…
- Jazz FestivalFunchal Jazz Festival: free concerts in the Municipal Garden, ticketed nights …
- Nature FestivalThe Madeira Nature Festival: 6 to 11 October 2026 across the archipelago, leva…
Neighbourhoods7
- LidoFunchal's Lido and São Martinho: the seafront hotel zone, the Lido pools at €6…
- MonteMonte above Funchal: the cable car at €16 one way, the toboggans to Livramento…
- NeighbourhoodsFunchal's neighbourhoods compared: the old town, the Sé centre, São Pedro's mu…
- Santa LuziaSanta Luzia, uphill from Funchal's old town: a quieter, cheaper base with view…
- São PedroSão Pedro, west of Funchal's centre: Quinta das Cruzes, the Natural History Mu…
- Sé (centre)Funchal's centre around the Sé: the 1514 cathedral and its cedar ceiling, Praç…
- Zona VelhaFunchal's old town: the painted doors of Rua de Santa Maria, the São Tiago for…
Sights15
- Things to doWhat to do in Madeira from Funchal: the market, cable car and museums, the lev…
- Madeira beachesMadeira's beaches: 17 Blue Flags in 2026, natural black sand at Seixal, copper…
- Fanal forestFanal, 76 minutes from Funchal: centuries-old til trees at 1,110 m in the UNES…
- LaurisilvaThe Laurisilva, UNESCO-listed in 1999: 15,000 ha of laurel forest, 90% primary…
- Cable carsThe Funchal-Monte cable car: 3,200 m in 15 minutes, €16 one way or €22 return,…
- Cabo GirãoCabo Girão, 17 minutes from Funchal: a glass skywalk 580 m above the sea, €5 o…
- Old townFunchal's old town in pictures: Rua de Santa Maria and its 200 painted doors, …
- ViewpointsMadeira's viewpoints from Funchal: Ninho da Manta at Pico do Areeiro, Bica da …
- Funchal beachesSwimming in Funchal: five Blue Flag areas in 2026, the €6 Lido and Ponta Gorda…
- WaterfallsMadeira's waterfalls from Funchal: the 100 m Risco and 25 Fontes at Rabaçal, t…
- MuseumsFunchal's museums: Flemish art at the Sacred Art Museum, 500 years at Quinta d…
- GardensFunchal's gardens: Monte Palace €18, the Botanical Garden €10, Palheiro €11, a…
- MarketFunchal's Mercado dos Lavradores: opened in 1940, tiled halls of fish, fruit a…
- CR7 in FunchalCristiano Ronaldo's Funchal: the CR7 museum on the marina with five Ballons d'…
- MonumentsFunchal's monuments: the Sé of 1514 and its cedar ceiling, the 1758 town hall,…
