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Otter Foot Massage at Oceanário de Lisboa
On our way home after A and F’s wedding in Madeira, we had to change plane in Lisbon but the wait was four and a half long hours! We asked our friends about the possibility of seeing the center of Lisbon – but the trip is 30-45 minutes each way, so it was not quite…
Mercado dos Lavradores, Madeira
After A and F’s wedding, we had a day to look around Funchal, the main city of Madeira. Our hotel is on the western side of the city. The Workers’ market is situated on the east end of the town center in the area of Santa Maria. The market was built in the 1930’s in the…
Zona Velha do Funchal, Madeira
Funchal is the largest city and the municipal seat of Madeira. After A and F’s wedding, we stayed on for 2 days and had an evening to explore the city. Zona Velha is a small urban area in Funchal around Rua de Santa Maria – the oldest street of the city. Rua de Santa Maria…
From Sao Vicente to Porto Moniz, Madeira
To follow where we went and where these pictures were taken, use this map of Madeira. Recap: the main city is Funchal where we were staying on the south side of the island (see post on our hotel). In an earlier post, we had pictures of Pico de Ariero, one of the peaks in the…
