Best places: Zoos & Aquariums in Funchal, Portugal

Big, multi-level garden with exotic trees & flowers, ponds, African sculptures & a mineral museum.

Large, garden-like park with diverse trees, flower beds & walkways, plus a lake with ducks & swans.

Gothic-style, late-15th-century Catholic church with an ornate interior comprising 3 naves.

Polished oceanfront hotel featuring 5 eateries, a spa & 4 pools, plus a bar with regular live music.

Bright quarters with kitchenettes in a 1920s-style property with pools, 3 restaurants & 3 bars.

Sea & mountain views attract riders of this modern gondola running from Funchal to Monte.

Modern cable car with vast panoramic views & connecting the lush Botanical Garden to Monte.

Relaxed resort offering apartments with kitchenettes, plus themed & buffet dining, a spa & pools.

Simple rooms & suites in a modern oceanfront property with 3 restaurants & 2 pools, plus a spa.

👍 First I took a sightseeing bus Blue line to Monte, but you can easily get there also with local buses 20, 21 and 48. The bus fare is 1,95 euros if you buy the ticket on the bus, but you can also buy a bus card for a week which will be cheaper. Prices are from December 2022. In Monte there are publi...

👍👍 Great garden on different levels with lots to look at. A lovely stroll before breakfast at your hotel. See if you find the plants that smell of curry sauce.

Contemporary indoor-outdoor mall featuring 80 stores on 3 levels arranged around a quaint square.

👍👍 This small fishing village stands out as one of the most exquisite destinations on the island. Here, you'll witness an enchanting scene of vibrant colors as small boats of various colors adorn the picturesque beach. Moreover, the streets are adorned with creatively repurposed materials, showcasing a...

👍👍 This was brilliant and a really interesting, adventurous experience! We had rainy, quite stormy weather with high waves which probably lead to more sightings than normally. We saw more than 10 pilot whales which came close to the boat (up to a meter or two). Our very nice guide/marine biologist Elli...

👍👍 If you looking for a hardware store that sells everything you need for your home & garden, the new Leyroy Merlin will delight you with many choices, designs to your need and delivery. All based on one single floor, you can easily manouvre about. At the entrance to your left, is a little café to pond...

👍👍 A great variety of products for agriculture, gardening and pets at great prices

😠 So this little park is very beautiful with all the plants, BUT please let the birds free. Its not ok to put big birds in such little cages. Also the park would be just as nice without those poor animals :(

👍👍 I learned to dive there back in 2018 by doi g my OWD certification and have come back this year to get my Adventure OWD certification. Overall, the staff is passionate and caring, the accommodations such as the pools, the easy access to the sea and boats as well as the many showers and the abundance...

Hillside botanical gardens with a bird park, natural history museum & glass houses, plus sea views.

👍👍 The Forum Shopping Centre: Ground Floor - Parking underground. Biggest supermarket l have found so far. So if you are staying in a villa, apartment or even a hotel for more than a few weeks and are self catering this is the place to come to in Madeira. Everything from a deli, selling wide range of...