Museu da Baleia da Madeira Rua da Pedra D’ Eira 9200-031 Caniçal Phone: +351 291 961 858 e +351 291 961 859 Fax: +351 291 961 861 Email: geral@museudabaleia.org Website: www.museudabaleia.org Opening hours: 10h to 18h (Tuesday to Sunday) Closed on Monday Annual Closing: January 1st, Easter Sunday, 25 and 26 December.
Senhor dos Milagres Chapel is situated in the civil parish of Machico, namelly in Banda d’Além. Formerly, there was Christo Chapel, also known as Misericórdia Chapel. This was one of the first temples being raised in Madeira Island. However, it got destructed by the river. Ten years later, in 1813, local fishermen rebuilt it and […]
The House of Tiles is located in Ladrilho in the civil parish of Ponta Delgada. It has a private civil architecture, popular during the 18th century. This rural house of irregular plan is typical of the landowner-farmer. It has two storeys and tiled roof, with five shops on the ground floor and living […]
São Vicente Caves are situated in São Vicente municipality, in the northern part of Madeira Island. These caves were inaugurated in 1996 and they were the first volcanic caves open to the public in Portugal. It is one of the main tourist attractions in Madeira island. This is a well-known place among local people and […]
This chapel is in honor of São Cristóvão, patron saint of the drivers. It is situated in Boca da Corrida, civil parish of Jardim da Serra. The person responsible for the great impulse for the construction of this chapel was Horácio dos Santos Faria.
The wish to endow Madeira with a Botanical garden dates back to the 17th century. That dream finally came true in 1960. For that purpose, Quinta do Bom Sucesso, property of the Reid’s family, was acquired. Madeira’s botanical garden, 3 km away from Funchal, has a privileged geographical location – on the southern slope of […]
Monte Palace Tropical garden is situated at Quinta Monte Palace, which was donated in 1987 by José Berardo Foundation, a private charity. Plants from all over the world enrich this collection of 100,000 species including azaleas, heathers, cycads, and all sorts of trees, as well as a great variety of ferns. The garden’s founder, José […]
This magnificent palace is situated in Funchal city centre. It has suffered many changes throughout the years. This fortress has a turret with battlements on the east side, typical of the Manueline period – the first half of the 15th century. Its sculpted stones are also typical of this era. The three bulwarks facing north […]
The City Sugar Museum is situated in downtown Funchal, in the former residence of the Flemish merchant Jão Esmeraldo. This museum shows the importance of sugar manufacturing and exportation during the XV and XVI centuries, in Madeira Island. Besides, this museum also reflects the culture of Madeira Island by that time. Open Tuesday to […]
The MADEIRA THEME PARK is an ample space with 7 hectares of land, where visitors of all ages can embark on a voyage of discovery throughout Madeira and Porto Santo. Visitors can learn about island history, familiarize themselves with our traditions and culture, vibrate with the exceptional beauty of our landscapes, explore an immense park-garden […]
The Museum Centre – The Lime Route has several interests, considering natural and cultural heritage values. Placed at Sítio dos Lameiros, Municipality of São Vicente, this centre encloses an area close to 12 000 m2 where, besides its local landscape beauty, we find two limestone quarries, a lime kiln and other constructions used to support […]
The Casa das Mudas Art Centre is located in the town of Calheta, in the west area of Madeira Island. This Art Centre was design by the architect Paulo David and was nominated for the Mies Van der Rohe 2005 contemporary European architeature award. The Casa das Mudas Art Centre has a covered are under […]
The Museum of Wine and Winemaking is situated in Arco de São Jorge in the Viticulture Field Experiment. This space has the objective to be interactive and with lots of activities here was been incorporated an old cellar with three mills and a space to taste some of the regional products. The products that have […]
This fort is situated in the lovely village of Porto Moniz, in the northern coast of Madeira Island. This current fort is a replic of a former Fort, which dates back to 1730. Regarding the original fort, it dates back to the XVIII century, by the time when Porto Moniz municipality was the most important […]
Cardina Museum is a museum situated in the northern part of porto Santo Island, namely in Camacha village. This beautiful museum belongs to José Cardina. There, visitors can find artefacts of Porto Santo’s past, namely maquettes of the natural water fountains of Porto Santo. Cardina Museum was built around a wooden windmill. Open Wednesday […]
Santana Theme Park is situated in Santana civil parish and was inaugurated in 2004. This park aims at providing visitors wanderful experiences as well as with several attractions. Visitors will have a plenty of things to do and to see. There are shows, events and many attractions. Don´t miss a chance of visiting this […]
This convent has been recently restored. Since 1996, it has been the place of the Ethnographic Museum.
Madeira Ethnographic Museum is situated in an old baroque mansion, which has several collections of ethnographic exhibits illustrating both Madeiran culture and society. Throughtout the year, there are many thematic exhibitions, alluding to the traditional Madeiran culture. 24, Rua de S. Francisco Open from Tuesdady to Sunday: from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 […]
