• During the second half of the XV century, the sugar industry expanded significantly along the southern coast, making Funchal its most important centre.
  • Funchal is a major tourist town with easy access to an international airport “Funchal Airport” (FNC), located in the Santa Cruz municipality.
  • Kilise, Monte Tepesi üzerinde bulunuyor, 16. yüzyılda yapılmış ve 18. yüzyılda restore edilmiş. Bu tepe üzerinden Funchal manzarası gerçekten müthiş görünüyor.
  • Buy a Strelitzia flower — also known as a bird of paradise — at Mercado dos Lavradores, a historical two-story market hall in the old center of Funchal.
  • Located on a large slope facing the Atlantic and shaped like a natural amphitheatre, Funchal is Madeira’s largest tourist, commercial and cultural centre.
  • Getting to Funchal. There are direct flights from Lisbon (1:50h) and Porto (2:10h), while the flights from Faro have a stopover, usually in Lisbon.
  • Planning to visit Funchal? Discover how to get there, where to stay, what to do, where to eat and more, in the best guide to Funchal, from KAYAK.
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  • And Funchal's flavours. You must absolutely drink ”poncha” and taste the famous sweets made from fennel (funcho), which gave its name to the city!