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A Week in Funchal: Exploring the Best of Madeira

Fam Gross

Fam Gross

8 Oct 2023

Join me on a thrilling 7-day adventure in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Discover the stunning Madeira Botanical Garden, indulge in delicious cuisine at Padaria Sésamo, and so much more!

Trip to Funchal

Day 1
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$55

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$ 9

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

15 - 18 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
6 - 9 min

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Directions

Madeira Botanical Garden
Hillside botanical gardens with a bird park, natural history museum & glass houses, plus sea views.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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$25
Padaria Sésamo
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$30
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 2
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$26

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$ 9

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

12 - 15 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
2 - 3 min

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Directions

Farmers' Market
Traditional indoor facility built in 1940 featuring merchants of produce, flowers & seafood.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
A Confeitaria
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$26
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 3
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$28

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$ 9

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

13 - 16 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
1 - 2 min

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Directions

Funchal Cathedral
Gothic-style, late-15th-century Catholic church with an ornate interior comprising 3 naves.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
Restaurante Apolo
An extremely welcoming meeting point among different generations.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$28
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 4
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$52

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$ 9

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

20 - 24 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
1 - 2 min

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Directions

Monte Palace Madeira
Big, multi-level garden with exotic trees & flowers, ponds, African sculptures & a mineral museum.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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$38
Land Food & Coffee
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$14
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 5
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$16

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$ 9

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

9 - 11 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
3 - 4 min

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Directions

Santa Catarina Park
Large, garden-like park with diverse trees, flower beds & walkways, plus a lake with ducks & swans.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
Batidos Santa Catarina
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$16
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 6
+

$24

·

$ 13

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

39 - 47 min

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Directions

Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
33 - 40 min

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Directions

Pico do Arieiro
A road reaches this 1,818-meter high peak, with a cafe & gift shop, that often looks down on clouds.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
Sabores do Curral
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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$24
Hotel Alto Lido
Casual property featuring complimentary breakfast, plus ocean views, dining & 2 pools.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free
Day 7
+

$0

Hotel Alto Lido

Depart from your stay 🏨

Budget breakdown: $256 In total

Activities & Food:$201
Transport:$56