Funchal
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- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
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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.
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.
Sights and Activities
Events and Festivals
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.
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.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartamentos Turisticos Atlantida | Rua Ivens Nº24 | Apartment | - |
| Aparthotel Imperatriz | Rua Imperatriz D. Amélia 72 | Hotel | 90 |
| 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 | 77 |
| Quinta da Bela Vista | Caminho Avista Navios 4 | Hotel | - |
| Quinta Jardins do Lago | Rua Dr.Joao lemos Gomes No29,Funchal,Madeira Island | Hotel | - |
| Residencial Americana | Largo do Chafariz 20 | Guesthouse | 81 |
| Residencial Funchal | Rua do Hospital Velho nº 19 A | Guesthouse | 81 |
| Residencial Melba | Azinhaga da Casa Branca Nª10 | Hotel | 82 |
| Residencial Monte Verde | Azinhaga da Casa Branca nº 8 | Guesthouse | 76 |
| Residencial Parque | Campo da Barca, 15 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Residencial Vila Camacho | Beco Da Amoreira 26 | Guesthouse | 87 |
| Residencial Vila Lusitania | Rua Fundação Cecília Zino 26 | Guesthouse | - |
| Residencial Zarco | Rua da Alfândega, 113 | Hostel | 87 |
| The Vine, a divine hotel | Rua dos Aranhas - 27 A | Hotel | - |
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