Guides

Compare Lido and Ponta Gorda in Funchal by pools, facilities and access. Know which ticket and rental details to confirm before a swimming day.

Visit Atelier Vicente’s in Funchal for the historic studio, photographic equipment and Madeira’s visual history, with practical opening-hour context.

Visit BAM in Lugar de Baixo: banana-growing displays, experimental fields, current published tickets and why this differs from a plantation walk.

Plan your Madeira Flower Festival 2027 stay around the announced festival period, individual events and the programme details still to confirm.

The Monte toboggan finishes in Livramento. Understand the ride, separate tickets and your onward journey before planning a day above Funchal.

Plan the Achadas da Cruz cable car around the fajã below: tickets, cultivated land, the return journey and fitting the stop into your west-coast day.

Choose a Funchal New Year’s Eve viewing area by access, visibility and return transport, with clear distinctions between public spaces and private venues.

Understand Funchal’s Noite do Mercado on 23 December: the market setting, food, crowds and the transport questions to settle before the evening.

Plan an evening around Funchal’s Christmas lights and market, with a compact walking route, food stops and a clear way back to your accommodation.

Plan a Ponta do Pargo detour around the lighthouse viewpoint, with realistic expectations for access, weather and the journey back.