Mercado dos Lavradores has been part of the everyday life of the people of Funchal. It has also become a must for visitors to the island, who immerse themselves in an atmosphere dominated by bustle and joy.

The Socorro Viewpoint is precisely one of the places that best embodies this historic and maritime spirit of the city.

This new Institute is the result of the merging of the Madeira Wine Institute with the Madeira Embroideries, Tapestries and Handicrafts Institute and succeeds them in their policies of coordination, support, valuation, preservation and promotion of the vine, wine and handicrafts of Madeira. In the areas directly related to Madeira Wine, the competencies given to the Wine Sector Control and Regulation Services, the Viniculture Services, the Quality Support Services, wherein the Vitiviniculture Laboratory and the Promotion Services are located, are of fundamental importance.

The Cathedral was the most emblematic work of the Manueline period built on the island of Madeira and is thanks to the talent of the architect Pêro Anes, Master of Royal Works. Virtually unchanged since the time of its foundation, it has a simple facade, with a gothic portal of thin archivolts.

S. Lourenço Palace is recognised as the most imposing example of civil and military architecture on the Island of Madeira, which is worth discovering.

the Cultural Centre of Quinta Magnolia is a space dedicated to the exhibition and dissemination of artistic and cultural works.

With a combination of pebbles and black sand, its area stretches over 2 kilometres, attracting hundreds of bathers every day, locals and tourists alike.

The landscape that surrounds this city is marked by the presence of its characteristic fishing boats known as 'Xavelhas'.