Historic Funchal on foot
Market · cathedral · Adegas · Sacred Art · Quinta das Cruzes · Santa Clara · Zona Velha
Easy · all on foot · a weekday
- 1Funchal of sugar and wineMarket → cathedral → Adegas → Rua da Carreira museums → Zona Velha · 11 stops
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Five profiles, four lengths: every programme is written hour by hour, from waking up to sunset. Pick yours.
Market · cathedral · Adegas · Sacred Art · Quinta das Cruzes · Santa Clara · Zona Velha
Easy · all on foot · a weekday
City museums · Monte · Botanical Garden · Whale Museum · Machico
Easy · cable cars · car on the second afternoon
Funchal · Monte · Machico · Cabo Girão · Ribeira Brava · Casa das Mudas
Easy · museums closed Sundays and Mondays · car
Funchal · Monte & Machico · west coast · Santana & northern wine · São Vicente & Porto Moniz
Easy · two nights possible on the north coast · car
Cable car · Monte Palace · sledges · Madeira wine · Lido · Formosa
Easy · on foot and by cable car · no car
Monte · Lido · Cabo Girão · Fajã dos Padres · Ponta do Sol
Easy · one car-free day, one coastal day
Monte · Fajã dos Padres · São Vicente caves · Seixal · Porto Moniz
Easy · swims, viewpoints, two days of driving
Monte · sunny coast · north coast · Risco & Calheta · dolphins & Garajau
Easy · one easy levada, one boat trip
Sunrise at Areeiro · PR 1 · Pico Ruivo · Queimadas
Moderate · 6.1 km + 2.8 km descent · SIMplifica booking
PR 1 · Pico Ruivo · 25 Fontes · Risco · Lagoa do Vento
Moderate · about 20 km over two days · four bookings
Pico Ruivo · Rabaçal · Levada do Furado
Moderate · about 31 km · one-way crossings (logistics)
Pico Ruivo · Rabaçal · Furado · Caldeirão Verde · Fanal & Cedros
Moderate, long days · about 65 km · head torch
Garajau · kayak · Machico · Prainha · Ponta do Rosto
Easy to moderate · mask and snorkel · beach cable car
Garajau · Prainha · Jardim do Mar · PR 19 · paragliders · Ponta do Sol
Moderate · 534 m of steps downhill · car
Garajau · Jardim do Mar · Paul do Mar · Seixal · Porto Moniz
Moderate · non-motorised water sports · car
Garajau · Jardim do Mar · Seixal · PR 1 · Desertas
Moderate · one ridge day, one day at sea
Cable car · sledges · market · Story Centre · pools
Easy · no car · pushchair-friendly except the sledges
Monte · Story Centre · Ponta de São Lourenço · Prainha · Whale Museum
Easy · an hour's walk without shade · car on day two
Monte · Ponta de São Lourenço · Whale Museum · caves · Porto Moniz
Easy · supervised pools · two days of driving
Funchal · east · north · easy Laurisilva · Cabo Girão & Calheta
Easy · flat "for everyone" trails · supervised beaches