Location: Madeira
Top Things to do in Madeira
Top 10 Scenic Walking Areas in Madeira, Madeira Islands
Breezy Madeira is an eponymous island in the Madeira Islands, a Portuguese archipelago. The capital city of Funchal was settled in the 15th century and is a colorful collection of gardens, religious sites, and quirky tourist attractions like the thatched-roof Madeira Story Centre. Hike to the summit of Pico Ruivo and you’ll feel like you’ve climbed through the clouds. Unwind over a glass of Madeira wine, an historic fortified beverage that’s musky and subtly sweet.
Restaurants in Madeira
1. Boca Da Corrida Viewpoint
2. Santa Maria Street
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 836 reviews
Reviewed By VillageGirl - Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
We always make time for a stroll down Rue de Santa Maria when we visit Funchal - it's a vibrant, area with pretty painted doors and lots of cafes, bars and restaurants. There are also a lot of art studios and galleries, something different to look at each time you visit!
3. Capella de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By Kuki58
If you visit this little town near the capital with his nice walking street, with the hanging shirts upon the street, you need attention to find this chapel. But you have to fond it!
4. The Camara de Lobos promenade
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Reviewed By Roz1610 - Retford, United Kingdom
We decided to take a local bus ride to the this lovely quaint fishing village which is just a 30 minute ride out of Funchal with interesting views on the way. It is worth the very reasonable fare to spend a few hours to familiarise yourself with the place that Churchill liked. Make sure to go to the bar where Churchill's statue is and walk the side streets with collages made out of recycled materials. We had a lovely lunch at Deserta Pequena where we were served with excellent starter of Chicken Samosas with almond and carrot sauce. Very unusual and delicious. We had the famous Black Scabbardfish for our main which was cooked to perfection. We were served a complimentary posha liqueur which finished our lunch. I would highly recommend this place to enjoy a tasty lunch.
5. Levada do Piornais
6. Levada do Canical
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By funq1
This levada walk is relatively straight forward to reach by bus. We started the walk at the west end of the Canical tunnel. We proceeded up a road before finding the trail. This trail followed the pylons across green fields with spectacular views of the coat line. Before defending into Canical there are great views of the port. In Canical there are many places to have a drink k and snack. The walk out of the village is long walk up to the levada along a ridge, initially by road and then track - again great views over the peninsula. The walk along the levada was very nice, initially through woods and then opening up to views o er Canical. We fi ally finished at the east side of a tunnel where we picked the bus up. This is a way varied walk full of lots of interest.
7. Cais da Ponta do Sol
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 32 reviews
The Quay is the "ex-libris" of Ponta do Sol. Built by the Municipality of Ponta do Sol in the middle of the 19th century to allow docking and easier transportation of persons and goods. The architecture is very unique, with a large, well-designed arch built in basalt stone. The best romantic sunset in the Island.
Reviewed By 333mariannaa - London, United Kingdom
Most charming and best views yellow house restaurant hanging on cliffs in Ponta do Sol. Mom and pop family run, welcoming you like in their home, cooking most delicious food - grilled squid and prawns are out of this world! All fish is fresh and prepared to perfection with sufficient sides like boiled potatoes and veggies. We also had tuna and limpets, we also had octopus and sea bas... yeah we stayed in Madeira for a week and dined in this place 4 times, that’s how good it is!!!! During the windy weather they allowed us to sit on terrace above ocean and watch waves. It was such a breathtaking experience.
8. Santa Cruz Promenade
9. Levada dos Tornos
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By funq1
We took the bus to Sitio das Quattro estradas for the start of this walk. We decided to start at the end of the levada ie at the opposite end to Monte. We walked all the way to the lovely Tea House, Jasmin Tea room where we caught the bus at the bottom of their drive back ino Funchal. This was about 15 mes or so. A lovely walk, starting with a desent to the levada in a wood. We then turned left and walked about 10 min to the end of the levada before re tracing our steps and heading to Monte. Great views to the sea and across several valleys. Went through a few tunnels so a torch is needed. The longest tunnel you can't go through a d so we headed up a path over the hill and down the roads on the other side back to the levada. The only tricky part of the direction finding g was fi di h the path up the hill - it is a few minutes before the blocked tunnel. Great scenery, peaceful walk and a very nice, but long levada walk.
10. Paradise Valley
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By funq1
One can get to Paradise valley Levada walk by bus - take the bus to Camacha and then it is a steep walk out of the village to the start of the levada. This is a beautiful walk along a tree lined levada, that is very peaceful. At the end of the levada one descends down a steep path, and then down besides the football pitch to a village where one picks up another levada(levada Do Tornos) where one can either go left or right to complete the walk. If you turned then one has the advantage of stopping at the Jasmin Tea Rooms which is very nice and has a bus stop at its main entrance where you can get back into Funchal.
