Funchal

Travel Guide Europe Portugal Madeira Funchal

Introduction

Funchal is the capital of the autonomous region of Madeira that is part Portugal. It is the base of the majority of the many visitors to Madeira and cruise ships frequently call at the rate of 2 or 3 per day. The population actually living in Funchal is a little over 100,000. The city is situated in a bay to the east of Madeira's south coast.

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Neighbourhoods

Some guidebooks split the city into three parts, giving scarcely a mention to the northern part, where most of the population live!
The three are:

West - an area dominated by hotels, many of which are pretty opulent.
Central - where the town hall, the cathedral and a number of sights of interest to visitors can be located.
East - where the market, the old fort and a number of cheap but interesting restaurants can be found.

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Summers last from May to September with daytime temperatures averaging between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius, nights around 19 degrees. Winters last from December to April with days of around 19 degrees and nights averaging 14 degrees. The winter months are the wettest months, with from October to March around 80 mm of rain andd stormy and cloudy conditions may last for a few days sometimes. That said, there are fine periods with settled weather during winter as well. From May until September it is usually dry.

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Getting There

By Plane

Madeira Airport (airport code: FNC) receives international flights. About 20 airlines have flights to and from Funchal, mainly to Portugal, Spain and most of the countries in the west and north of Europe. It also receives flights from the Azores.
SATA Air Acores has flights between Funchal and Porto Santo.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Naviera Armas runs weekly services between Portimao in mainland Portugal and on to Tenerife, with connections to other Canary Islands, like Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Aparthotel Imperatriz	Rua Imperatriz D. Amélia 72	Hotel	80
Dorisol Estrelicia	Rua da Casa Branca	Hotel	-
Dorisol Florasol	Estrada Monumental, 306	Hotel	-
Estalagem a Quinta	Estrada Santo Antonio da Serra NR 398 Santo da Serra	Hotel	-
Estalagem Quintinha Sao Joao	Rua da Levada de Sao Joao no 4	Hotel	-
Hospedaria Pôr do Sol	Calçada da Cabouqueira nº48	Guesthouse	89
Quinta da Bela Vista	Caminho Avista Navios 4	Hotel	-
Quinta Jardins do Lago	Rua Dr.Joao lemos Gomes No29,Funchal,Madeira Island	Hotel	80
Residencial Americana	Largo do Chafariz 20	Guesthouse	84
Residencial Funchal	Rua do Hospital Velho nº 19 A	Guesthouse	88
Residencial Melba	Azinhaga da Casa Branca Nª10	Hotel	88
Residencial Monte Verde	Azinhaga da Casa Branca nº 8	Guesthouse	79
Residencial Parque	Campo da Barca, 15	Guesthouse	78
Residencial Vila Camacho	Beco Da Amoreira 26	Guesthouse	83
Residencial Vila Lusitania	Rua Fundação Cecília Zino 26	Guesthouse	96
Residencial Zarco	Rua da Alfândega, 113	Hostel	81
The Vine, a divine hotel	Rua dos Aranhas - 27 A	Hotel	-
Residencial Chafariz	Rua Estanco Velho 3 E 5	Guesthouse	77
Hotel Quinta do Sol	Rua Dr Pita, No 6	Hotel	83
Hotel Apartamento da Sé	Rua do Sabão nº 53	Hotel	83
Madeira Regency Palace	Estrada Monumental Nr. 275 Ilha da Madeira	Hotel	-
Residencial Mirasol	Rua Bela de São Tiago 67	Guesthouse	89
Royal Savoy	Rua Carvalho Araujo	Hotel	-
Fourviews Monumental	Estrada Monumental, 284	Hotel	-
Queimada de Baixo	Rua Da Queimada De Baixo, 46	Guesthouse	-
Alto Lido	Estrada Monumental, 316	Hotel	-
Hotel Bahia Azul	Rua Quinta Calasao	Hotel	-