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About Funchal
A beautiful city perched on a hilltop by the ocean, with excellent views of the surrounding countryside and sea.
Today Funchal is a major tourist town, with hotels, port, and an international airport Funchal Airport (FNC), located in the nearby municipality of Santa Cruz. Besides the city of Funchal, tourist destinations include: Ribeira Brava, Curral das Freiras, Porto Moniz, Santana, the Laurisilva forest, a UNESCO Natural Site, in the center of Madeira Island and the beaches in Porto Santo island. There is also a passenger gondola lift (Funchal Passenger Ropeway), that transports people from the lower section of the city to the suburb of Monte and another that runs between Monte and the Botanical Gardens.
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Attractions in Funchal
- Cathedral, Funchal
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum, Funchal
- Miradouro do Pinaculo, Funchal
- Quinta das Cruzes Museum, Funchal
- Garden of Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro, Funchal
- The East Coast, Funchal
- Historic Center, Funchal
- Monte Cable Car, Funchal
- Monte Palace Tropical Gardens, Funchal
- Santa Catarina Park, Funchal
- Palheiro Gardens, Funchal
- Our Lady of the Mountain Church, Funchal
- Jesuit College, Funchal
- St. Peter's Church, Funchal
- Town Hall, Funchal
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