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Overview

Geologically dramatic, bursting with exotic colour and warmed year-round by the Atlantic sun, Portugal鈥檚 most enchanting island is a place that keeps all its subtropical holiday promises. Pearl of the Atlantic, island of eternal spring鈥adeira well deserves its fanciful nicknames and the affection visitors and locals alike feel for this tiny volcanic island that offers so much.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Quinta das Cruzes

Funchal

Now a museum, the Quinta das Cruzes is a quintessential old Madeiran manor house complete with gardens and a private chapel. Originally the home of Jo茫o鈥�

Zona Velha

Funchal

Once a run-down area between the Mercado dos Lavradores and the Fortaleza de Santiago, in recent years the 'Old Zone' of merchant's houses and 19th鈥�

Mercado dos Lavradores

Funchal

Built in 1940 by architect Edmundo Tavares, Funchal's art deco market is one of its top attractions as well as still serving as the island's best fresh鈥�

厂茅

Funchal

Funchal's 16th-century cathedral once oversaw the world's largest diocese 鈥� all of Portugal鈥檚 overseas territories from Madeira to Brazil to Angola 鈥� and鈥�

Praia Formosa

Funchal

Anyone who says Madeira has no beaches should hop on bus 1 or 43 to the boulders and browny-black sand of this wild strand in Funchal's western suburbs鈥�

Camacha Wicker Factory

Madeira

Camacha is the epicentre of Madeira's wicker industry, showcased at the O Rel贸gio (The Clock) building in the centre of the village. The complex has three鈥�

Jardins Bot芒nicos da Madeira

Funchal

One of the island's top tourist attractions, Madeira's famous botanical gardens are a must for most visitors. Extending over 80,000 sq metres, the gardens鈥�

Grutas e Centro do Vulcanismo

Madeira

Top billing on Madeira's north coast goes to this two-for-one attraction just south of S茫o Vicente. The first part of the experience is a guided tour of鈥�

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