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Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat, and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, in the North Atlantic Ocean, just northwest of the continent of Africa.
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Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat, and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, in the North Atlantic Ocean, just northwest of the continent of Africa. The city has a population of 111,892, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Funchal has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries and is one of Portugal's most popular tourist attractions.
Because of its lovely cultural and historical ambiance, Funchal is one of Portugal's most popular tourist attractions
Commerce and Industry by I.V. Perdigão, 1962 Avenido do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses,26(Customs of Funchal)
Emigrant memorial Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses Homage to all the Madeiran Emigrants
Emigrant memorial Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Monument to the Flower Woman by Pedro dos Anjos Teixeira, 1981 Tribute to the 20th century women, who made flowers as one of the international images of the Madeira Islands
Fountain Largo do Poço Restaurant Almirante
Across the Ocean by Celso Caíres, Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Across the Ocean by Celso Caíres, Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Across the Ocean by Celso Caíres, Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Angel of Assicom square Ricardo Velosa, 2004 At the feet of the angel is a plaque with the following inscription: Assicom's tribute to all those who collaborated in the development of the sector civil construction and public works, in recent years, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Jardim Público do Lido Volunteering by Martim Velosa (Madeiran, 1973)
Doce Loucura by Jose Fernandes Jardim Almirante Reis
Doce Loucura by Jose Fernandes Jardim Almirante Reis
Monument to Peace and Freedom by Manuela Aranha, 1988 Largo da Paz
Monument to the Madeiran Overseas Fighter – 1954 – 1975, by Ricardo Veloza inaugurated on April 26, 2003
Homage to tourist by Ricardo Veloza (Portuguese sculptor, 1947) Tribute to tourists and friends, who provide the meeting of different cultures
Empress Sissi in front of Pestana Casino Park Hotel by António Augusto Lagoa Henriques (Portuguese, 1923 – 2009)
Empress Sissiby António Augusto Lagoa Henriques Inscription on plinth "I would leave this world as a bird as a cloud of smoke" SISSI on Madeira in 1860 and 1893
In 1850, the residents of Monte created an innovative method of moving rapidly between Monte and Funchal. Monument for the basket car pilots of Monte by Ricardo Velosa, 1992 Largo da Fonte Caminho das Babosas
In 1850, the residents of Monte created an innovative method of moving rapidly between Monte and Funchal. These carros de cesto (literally, English: basket cars), baskets with seats on wooden skis which were slid the inclined streets of Monte, guided by two pilots from behind, began operating in the late 19th century to descend the three kilometres to Funchal A tradition that goes back to 1850 and turns the most typical transport of the Island in one of the well know tourist attractions.
Monument to the Madeira businessman by Martim Velosa, 2003 Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Monument to the Madeira businessman by Martim Velosa, 2003 Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
Placa Colombo 'Your Blood is my Blood', by Jacinto Rodrigues Monument tribute to embroidery
Placa Colombo 'Your Blood is my Blood', by Jacinto Rodrigues Monument tribute to embroidery
Zona industrial The Gabon tulip tree flowers (Spathodeacampanulata)
Wine Transport by Pedro dos Anjos Teixeira (1908-1997) Larguinho da Feira
Monument Anniversary of the Air Force, Praco do Provo along Avenida do Mar
Stone Cross in Memory of the Air Raid Lisbon-Funchal 1921 Tribute for the raid Lisbon-Funchal, by to the aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral 1921 in preparation for the first crossing of the South Atlantic, Lisbon-Rio de Janeiro, the following year
Monument to Honor the Boatmenby António Rodrigues, 2004 Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
João Gonçalves Zarco monument by Francisco Franco, 1934 Avenida Arriaga
Prince Henry the Navigator by Leopoldo Neves de Almeida (Lisboa 1898 - 1975) and Armillary sphere by António Duarte Rotunda do Infante
Cabra-cega (Blind goat) by Sílvio Cró, Avenida do Mar
Inhonor of the women of the Old Town of Funchal, whose husbands left for the sea, the sculptor SílvioCró sculpted this sculpture entitled "Cabra-cega" (Blind goat)2009 Avenida do Mar Blind man's buff
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