Funchal
Portugal
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About Funchal
The Portuguese city of Funchal nowadays represents an important administrative center and the main sea port of the Portuguese island of Madeira. This ancient and absolutely gorgeous city annually attracts thousands and thousands of foreign travelers with its ancient palaces and large squares, modern hotels and huge shopping centers, numerous cozy restaurants, bars, cafes and, of course, an incredibly picturesque shore with the nice wide sandy beaches.
The comfortable cable roads lead you straight to the top of the mountain, where it is so pleasant to rest in the local green, peaceful, tiny parks, gardens and even the luxurious wineyards. The city in general own few botanical gardens placed on its territory and even few more in its nearest surroundings. Orchid Garden is considered one of the most popular ones among them all and is totally worth seing at least once in a lifetime. The city of Funchal is literally sinking in different greenery, plants and flowers and is almost totally covered with tiny and large parks, gardens and nature zones, due to the almost instantly nice weather and absolutely pleasant climate of the region.