VIEWPOINT and ANCIENT FORT of ST. JOSÉ VISITORS WELCOME (at own risk) Inside this natural rock formation are several rooms of the ancient Fort of St. Jose which helped guard Funchal Harbour for at least two centuries. The fort was built on a small island, but much of it was destroyed in the 19th century [...]

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AMOR É FOGO QUE ARDE SEM SE VER, escreveu Luiz de Camões e em realidade o amor é invisível, não é radiografável, não é palpável, mas sente-se, vibra, arde porque é ardente, aquece e por vezes queima. O amor, esse sentimento que vem da mente, que é sobretudo espiritual, encarnado, atrai, apaixona, perdendo-se na noite [...]

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On the 2th and 5th of October a large fleet of Talls Ships will be transiting the waters the Principality of the Ilhéu da Pontinha. These Tall Ships are part of a regatta to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Funchal (Funchal 500 Anos) …

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The City of Funchal is the capital of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Through August 2008, Funchal will celebrate 500 years. During the vast dominions of the Portuguese discoveries Funchal was the first to be granted the status of a City by the Portuguese crown. Its elevation attended to the development of its flourishing sugar [...]

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