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Portugal, Europe

3-Day Funchal itinerary guide

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Funchal — 2016 Devoción. Sé de Funchal. Madeira. Portugal-44

Top stops to prioritize

  • Mercado dos Lavradores
  • Celeiro
  • Jardim Monte Palace Madeira
  • Land Food & Coffee
  • Forum Madeira
  • Pastificio Gusto 2
  • Funchal Cable Car
  • Funchal Cathedral

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Mercado dos Lavradores, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Mercado dos Lavradores
  • Funchal Cable Car
  • Funchal Cathedral
  • Parque de Santa Catarina
  • Plaza Madeira
  • Marina do Funchal
  • CR7 Museum

Day 2: Northeast side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northeast side side of town.

  • Jardim Monte Palace Madeira
  • Funchal-Monte Cable Car
  • Blandy's Wine Lodge
  • Madeira Botanical Garden
  • PR11 Levada dos Balcões

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Forum Madeira and Doca do Cavacas and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Forum Madeira
  • Doca do Cavacas
  • Praia Formosa
  • Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint

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