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Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.
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Funchal is the capital city of Madeira, part of Portugal. It is also the largest city of Madeira with 111,892 people. Funchal is in a valley. It has even temperatures all year round. There is a rainier and slightly cooler season from October through March.
Funchal is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal.
Funchal, city and capital of the região autónoma (autonomous region) of the Madeira Islands of Portugal in the North Atlantic Ocean. Funchal lies on the southern coast of Madeira Island. Funchal was founded in 1421 by the Portuguese navigator João Gonçalves Zarco, and it was briefly under Spanish.
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Funchal viewed from Madeira Botanical Garden. Funchal is the capital and main city of the autonomous region of Madeira, on the island of Madeira, in its south between Santa Cruz and Câmara de Lobos. In 2021, it was home 106,000 people.
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Located on a large slope facing the Atlantic and shaped like a natural amphitheatre, Funchal is Madeira’s largest tourist, commercial and cultural centre. Elevated to city status on 21 August 1508 by the royal charter of King Manuel I, the History of this archipelago's capital spans several centuries of traditions, culture and European ...
In 1950 Madeira began the construction of medium-class hotels in the hotel district in Funchal to provide an affordable holiday destination to its vacationers. Funchal 1419, João Gonçalves Zarco and his men took primary residence in Câmara de Lobos, as the areas surrounding Funchal bay had to be cleared first of its dense vegetation.
