Guidebook for Funchal
Food Scene
It's a restaurant with good Portuguese meat dishes and desserts in a rustic setting.
8 locals recommend
Restaurante Cantinho Da Serra (santana)
It's a restaurant with good Portuguese meat dishes and desserts in a rustic setting.
It is a good fish restaurant in Camara de Lobos, with good view of the bay and you can choose the fish as if in a fish market.
16 locals recommend
Restaurante Vila Do Peixe
30A R. Dr. João Abel de FreitasIt is a good fish restaurant in Camara de Lobos, with good view of the bay and you can choose the fish as if in a fish market.
The restaurant has good fish and seafood, craft beer and good view of the sea and marina.
20 locals recommend
Beerhouse
Avenida Do MarThe restaurant has good fish and seafood, craft beer and good view of the sea and marina.
Theo's Bazar Café
2A Av. ZarcoA very nice place for dinner, coffee, tea and pastries sometimes with live piano.
Good Italian cuisine and a very nice place near the Lido promenade.
17 locals recommend
Restaurant Il Basilico
9 Rua de LeichlingenGood Italian cuisine and a very nice place near the Lido promenade.
One of my favorite restaurants to meat skewered, which is a typical dish of Madeira.
35 locals recommend
O Lagar
478 Estr. João Gonçalves ZarcoOne of my favorite restaurants to meat skewered, which is a typical dish of Madeira.
It is a restaurant with reasonable prices and good Portuguese dishes.
23 locals recommend
Restaurante Londres
64 A Rua da CarreiraIt is a restaurant with reasonable prices and good Portuguese dishes.
Italian cuisine. Good option for lunch and dinner very close to the apartment.
6 locals recommend
Restaurante RATATOUILLE - FUNCHAL
2 R. da Ponte NovaItalian cuisine. Good option for lunch and dinner very close to the apartment.
Sightseeing
It is a viewpoint on the highest cliff in Europe, with 580 m high, famous for its suspended platform in glass and with a superb view.
59 locals recommend
Miradouro do Cabo Girão
Miradouro do Cabo GirãoIt is a viewpoint on the highest cliff in Europe, with 580 m high, famous for its suspended platform in glass and with a superb view.
In this place there is a viewpoint overlooking Curral das Freiras, which is a small village surrounded by mountains.
18 locals recommend
Eira do Serrado Viewpoint
Estrada da Eira do SerradoIn this place there is a viewpoint overlooking Curral das Freiras, which is a small village surrounded by mountains.
In this place there is a viewpoint with an extensive view of the north coast of Madeira Island.
Cabanas Sao Jorge Village
9230 Sítio da Beira da quintaIn this place there is a viewpoint with an extensive view of the north coast of Madeira Island.
Parks & Nature
Pico do Arieiro is the highest point of the Madeira island accessible by car and allows often to be above the clouds - from Pico do Arieiro there is a trail to Pico Ruivo.
144 locals recommend
PR1 Vereda do Areeiro
Pico do Arieiro is the highest point of the Madeira island accessible by car and allows often to be above the clouds - from Pico do Arieiro there is a trail to Pico Ruivo.
Pico Ruivo is the highest point of Madeira and allows often to be above the clouds - great to watch the sunrise in nice weather.
88 locals recommend
Pico Ruivo
Pico Ruivo is the highest point of Madeira and allows often to be above the clouds - great to watch the sunrise in nice weather.
The trail crosses the Laurisilva forest with luxuriant vegetation and waterfalls to Caldeirão Verde and Caldeirão do Inferno.
48 locals recommend
Levada do Caldeirão Verde
Levada do Caldeirão VerdeThe trail crosses the Laurisilva forest with luxuriant vegetation and waterfalls to Caldeirão Verde and Caldeirão do Inferno.
In Ribeiro Frio you can visit a trout hatchery and walk in the trail to Balcões belvedere with a height of 630 m in the middle of laurissilva forest - the route is short and easy and is recommended for bird watching.
41 locals recommend
Ribeiro Frio
In Ribeiro Frio you can visit a trout hatchery and walk in the trail to Balcões belvedere with a height of 630 m in the middle of laurissilva forest - the route is short and easy and is recommended for bird watching.
In Rabaçal there is a track up to 25 Fountains and one to Risco waterfall in the Laurissilva forest with luxuriant vegetation.
28 locals recommend
25 Fontes Falls
In Rabaçal there is a track up to 25 Fountains and one to Risco waterfall in the Laurissilva forest with luxuriant vegetation.
Natural pools with volcanic rocks in the northwest part of the island of Madeira.
81 locals recommend
Natural Swimming Pools
Natural pools with volcanic rocks in the northwest part of the island of Madeira.
Machico Beach
9 Rua do LeiriaSandy beach with protection from ocean waves.
Calheta Beach
Sandy beach with protection from ocean waves.
A fabulous sandy beach on the island of Porto Santo - to visit the island of Porto Santo you can take the ferry Lobo Marinho, of PortoSantoLine, with morning outward and return at night.
18 locals recommend
Praia do Porto Santo
A fabulous sandy beach on the island of Porto Santo - to visit the island of Porto Santo you can take the ferry Lobo Marinho, of PortoSantoLine, with morning outward and return at night.
Arts & Culture
Museum of sacred art made up of collections of paintings, sculpture, jewelery and vestments, chronologically between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries.
59 locals recommend
Sacred Art Museum of Funchal
21 R. do Bpo.Museum of sacred art made up of collections of paintings, sculpture, jewelery and vestments, chronologically between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries.
CR7 Museum for lovers of football and Cristiano Ronaldo - the museum was recently changed to Avenida Sá Carneiro, near the statue of the player.
162 locals recommend
CR7 Museum
Nº27 Av. Sá CarneiroCR7 Museum for lovers of football and Cristiano Ronaldo - the museum was recently changed to Avenida Sá Carneiro, near the statue of the player.
Theatre where you can experience various types of cultural events including music, film and plays.
79 locals recommend
Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias
Avenida ArriagaTheatre where you can experience various types of cultural events including music, film and plays.
Shopping
Clothing shops, electronics, restaurants and supermarkets in the city centre.
131 locals recommend
La Vie
9 Rua Dr. Brito CâmaraClothing shops, electronics, restaurants and supermarkets in the city centre.
Clothing shops, electronics, restaurants, supermarkets and cinemas.
33 locals recommend
Forum Madeira S station
Clothing shops, electronics, restaurants, supermarkets and cinemas.
Clothing shops, electronics, restaurants, supermarkets and cinemas.
40 locals recommend
Madeira Shopping S station
Clothing shops, electronics, restaurants, supermarkets and cinemas.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Old Town is a historical area with several bars where I recommend the regional Poncha (stronger), the Poncha tangerine or passion fruit (softer) and ginginha.
101 locals recommend
Zona Velha
1 Rua de Santa MariaThe Old Town is a historical area with several bars where I recommend the regional Poncha (stronger), the Poncha tangerine or passion fruit (softer) and ginginha.
Cellar and Madeira wine shop with wine tasting and guided tours.
10 locals recommend
Blandy's Winelodge
28 Avenida ArriagaCellar and Madeira wine shop with wine tasting and guided tours.
Pereira d’Oliveira
107 Rua Dos FerreirosCellar and Madeira wine shop with wine tasting, near the apartment.
Cellar and Madeira wine shop with wine tasting, near the apartment.
6 locals recommend
H. M. Borges - Madeira Wine
83 Rua 31 de JaneiroCellar and Madeira wine shop with wine tasting, near the apartment.
Casino, nightclub and concert hall where you can attend classical music concerts and other events.
111 locals recommend
Casino da Madeira
Avenida do InfanteCasino, nightclub and concert hall where you can attend classical music concerts and other events.
A nightclub with three spaces for different tastes: Vespas for younger; Jam with older music; the Marginal with quieter music.
78 locals recommend
Vespas
7 Av. Sá CarneiroA nightclub with three spaces for different tastes: Vespas for younger; Jam with older music; the Marginal with quieter music.
Getting Around
SAM bus station which serves the eastern part of Madeira, including Aerobus.
Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian
Avenida Calouste GulbenkianSAM bus station which serves the eastern part of Madeira, including Aerobus.
On Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses there are bus stops for most destinations: Horários do Funchal (Funchal), SAM (East zone of Madeira) and Rodoeste (West zone of Madeira).
17 locals recommend
Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades MadeirensesOn Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses there are bus stops for most destinations: Horários do Funchal (Funchal), SAM (East zone of Madeira) and Rodoeste (West zone of Madeira).