• During the second half of the XV century, the sugar industry expanded significantly along the southern coast, making Funchal its most important centre.
  • Today, I want to write about Funchal, The Capital of Madeira Island. The city is capital for 500 years and located right on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 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!
  • Funchal’ın manzarası ve konumu gemimizin yanaştığı limandan başlayıp 1200 metreye kadar çıkan bir anfitiyatroya benzemektedir.
  • Funchal, Portekiz’in özerk bölgesi olan Madeira Adası’nda yer alıyor. Madeira’nın 500 yıldır başkenti olan Funchal, Atlas Okyanusu’nda bulunuyor.
  • Funchal is a major tourist town with easy access to an international airport “Funchal Airport” (FNC), located in the Santa Cruz municipality.
  • It’s also the busiest part of the island with yellow buses, street cafes and shoppers from outside Funchal packing the streets from morning until sundown.
  • 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.