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Location:
Europe,
Portugal, Funchal
Category:
Coastal view
Description:
View of Funchal Promenade
and sea front, from the Marina to
Bela Sao Tiago Fort
Location Information:
Funchal population 100,526, is
the chief city of Madeira Island and
the capital and largest city of the
Madeira Autonomous Region, Portugal.
With its neighbouring boroughs
(municipalities) of Câmara de Lobos,
Santa Cruz, Machico and Ribeira
Brava the town has over 150,000
inhabitants. It is the most populous
Portuguese city outside mainland
Portugal. The Funchal conurbation
includes the cities of Funchal,
Câmara de Lobos, Caniço and Santa
Cruz, all on the south side of
Madeira.
Funchal lies in a natural
"amphitheatre"-shaped geographic
bowl, with gentle slopes beginning
at the harbour and rising almost
1200 metres. This provides a natural
shelter that attracted the first
settlers. Funchal is a cosmopolitan
and panoramic city, with parks,
shops and hotels.
Funchal has been Madeira's capital
for more than five centuries. Its
name is said to have been chosen due
to the abundance of fennel (funcho
in Portuguese) growing there.
The Funchal Municipality includes
the Savage Islands (Ilhas Selvagens),
a nature reserve 160 km (100 mi)
south of Funchal.
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