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EXPERIENCE Madeira

The yellow façades of
buildings on the front of
Funchal’s harbour

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FUNCHAL DRINK

! B7 k Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, 18 km The Old Blandy
(11 miles) NE @ Avenida do Mar g n Avenida Arriaga 16; Wine Lodge
291 211 902 Take a guided tour,
sampling wines made
The deep natural harbour of Madeira’s capital, Funchal, here more than 150
attracted early settlers in the 15th century. The city’s years ago, as well as
historic core still overlooks the harbour and has an air more recent (and
of grandeur, with its stately 18th-century houses. cheaper) vintages. Museu UNIVERSITY CARMO Botânico
Jardim
⌂ Av Arriaga 28 SANTA Quinta das QUARTER QUARTER 1 km (0.6 mile)
CLARA
¢ Sun ∑ blandys Jardim da Cruzes MERCÉS Câmara Ribeira de Santa Luzia DO REGO
RUA DAS
RU A B R I GADEIRO OU DIN OT
1 where enough light filters in winelodge.com Fortaleza Converto de São Pedro Municipal RUA DA CONCEI ÇÃO R. DO CARMO RU A DA I N FÂNC IA
TRAVESSA
do Pico
to illuminate the intricate
Santa Clara
Sé patterning. The choir stalls R. DAS CRUZES Museu Municipal Igreja do Colégio Museu de SEMINÁRIO RU A RIBEIRINHO DE BAIXO ZONA
CALÇADA SANTA CLARA
PRAÇA DO
RUA DO
depict saints, prophets and Funchal SURDO R U A DA S PRETAS MUNICÍPIO Arte Sacra TV. DA MALTA V I S CON DE DE AN AD I A VELHA
R. DO Q.
COSTAS
⌂ Largo da Sé § 291 228 Apostles in 16th­century Cemitério SÃO RUA DR FERNÃO ORNELAS RUA HOSPITAL VELHO
RUA DO ALJUBE
R U A D A C
R. DO
155 # 9–11am, 3–5pm Britânico PEDRO The Old TAV I R A R. Q. BAIXO R . DIREITA Mercado dos
R U A 5 DE O UTUBRO
Blandy
RUA NOVA
Lavradores
Mon–Fri costume. Aspects of Madeiran em broidered vestments and R. DA ALEGRIA A R R E I R A DE SÃO PEDRO Wine Sé R. ESMERALDO RUA 31 DE JANEIRO TRAV. J. CAETANO TRAV. PIEME
R U A J OÃ O
life feature on the arm rests illuminated hymn books for R. MAJOR REIS GOMES RUA IVENS Lodge CATHEDRAL R. DE SÉ RUA DO RUA DE SANTA MARIA
QUARTER
The cathedral is one of the and seats: one cherub carries their churches. Hundreds of RUA DR. BRITO CÂMARA Café Ritz AVE ZARCO R. DAS MURÇAS PRAÇA DO RUA DOM CARLOS I
COLOMBO
Funchal
few buildings in Madeira a bunch of bananas, another examples now fill this museum, C A LO U S T E G U L BE N K I A N ARANHAS Palácio de R. DA ALFÂNDEGA RUA DA PRAIA PRAÇA DA C. DOM CARLOS I Teleférico
R. DOS
to have survived virtually has a goatskin full of wine. housed in the 17th­century AVE. ARRIAGA São Lourenço AUTONOMIA Funchal– Fortaleza de
Monte
untouched since the early bishop’s palace. There are PRAÇA DO PRAÇA DO Praia de São Tiago
200 m
POVO
days of the island’s coloni­ some master pieces in the INFANTE R. DAS AVENIDA DO MAR E DAS COMUNIDADES MADEIRENSES Barreirinha ( 220 yards)
FONTES
zation. In the 1490s, King collection, such as the late­ A V E N I D A D O I N F A N T E
Marina
Manuel I sent the architect 2 " Gothic processional cross Jardim de ROTUNDA SÁ Funchal Cais da
Santa
CARNEIRO
A V E N I D A S Á C A R N E I R O
Pêro Anes from the mainland Museu de Arte Sacra donated by King Manuel I, and Catarina Cidade Porto Santo
to work on the Sé and it was ⌂ Rua do Bispo 21 § 291 paintings by major Flemish Jardim da 75 km
finally completed in 1514. 228 900 # 10am–12:30pm, artists of the 15th and 16th Quinta da EST R AD A DA P O N TI NH A (46 miles)
Vigia
The highlights are the 2:30–6pm Tue–Sat, 10am– centuries. Some works include Bahia de Funchal
ceiling and the choir stalls, 1pm Sun ¢ Public hols portraits of the dignitaries Museu CR7
though neither is easy to see who com missioned them. Hotel Zone
1 km
in the dark interior. The ceiling Madeiran merchants sought For example, Saints Philip (0.6 mile)
of inlaid wood is best seen to secure their salvation by and James shows Simão
from the south transept, commissioning works of art, Gonçalves de Câmara.
Design Centre 0 metres 250 N
Funchal Nini Andrade Silva P O R T O D O F U N C H A L
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