Funchal Culture and Sights

Cable car: Take the cable car over the rooftops of Funchal to Monte hinaufschweben. Between the banks of the river Gomez João and São Tiago Fort was the nucleus of Funchal. The eponymous church of Santa...

High above the harbor basin covers the wide hillside area with exotic trees, flower beds and three distinctive buildings. The town closest to the Baroque Capela de Santa Catarina, which replaced the c...

Art, jewelry and crafts from around the world from the collection of Madeirans Kulturund Minister for Tourism. Tue-Sat 10-12 and 14-17, Sun 10-12 clock, entrance 3 euro, 2 Calçada do Pico

The villa from the 17th Century houses valuable furniture, old azulejos and religious as well as Chinese art. In addition, collected her previous owner subscribed or painted views of his native island...

The "road of the Sea" is also the main thoroughfare and promenade. Numerous bus stops are located along its hem, on the Atlantic side prefers the wide, grassy harbor promenade along. Tags evenings as ...

In two rooms behind the tempelförmigen entree is a small selection of landscape paintings and sculptures from Funchal-born brothers Henrique and Francisco Franco gathered. The latter has created, incl...

At the end of the 15th Jhs. for Klarissinnenorden built Klosterbau is now a kindergarten building. The walls of the monastery church with azulejos are from the early 17th Century overcast. In the chur...

With the construction of the fortress on the eastern edge of the bay was begun 1614, in the 18th Century further buildings were added. In one of them is the elegant restaurant housed do Forte (tel. 29...

Embroidery exhibition of valuable works - including carpets and tapestries - Madeira. In some areas of the embroidery museum will work together with typical furniture and costumes shown. Mon-Fri 10-12...