The beautifull Madeira Island is the place where Cristiano Ronaldo born. It was in the 5Th of February of 1985 , the day that was born the most spectacular football player in the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo, was born in Funchal that is the biggest city on the Madeira islands.

Cristiano grew in the funchal streets , playing footbal all the time.His first club was Andorinhas , a little club in Funchal and when he was only 10 years old, all the biggest clubs in Madeira, try to signing him, but with no sucess…I went to Sporting Lisbon that year.

If you are a Ronaldo Fan, you can go to Madeira in a Low Cost Flight and visit the places where Cristiano used to play, and visit the most beautifull Islands in Madeira.

Madeira Island,a paradise on earth The pearl of the Atlantic
Get in touch with its beauties,its wonderful sights,its kind people, the flowers
and the exotic fruits. Beautiful gardens, forests and local gastronomy, so tasty
and colourful.

The Madeira wines are well known and appreciated worldwide.
The hospitable people are always happy to welcome you.
Come and see Madeira Island,it will enchant you.

Arrival to Funchal and transfer to the Hotel. At convenient time we begin a
half day tour with a visit to the Market.The flowers, the flower sellers wearing
the bright traditional customs, the fruits and the vegetables stands. The
fish market, specially the typical “espada” fish. The Botanic Garden,
where we can behold the typical Madeira’s vegetation. Then, we visit a
handcrafts factory, where we can watch the different stages of the Madeira’s
embroidery. Finally, taste the famous Madeira wine. Lodging and dinner
at the Hotel.

The majority of Madeira’s goods are imported; so the best-value items are
those produced locally, notably wickerwork, embroidery, tapestry and
knitwear. Orchid plants and seedlings are increasingly part of the tourists’
mementoes of the island, while conventional souvenirs range from
excellent, skillfully made products to downright tacky. Madeira wine is the most
popular buy, and, although you can find it for sale in most towns across the island, it
is in Funchal that you’ll find the adegas where you can taste before you buy.Funchal’s most trendy and upmarket shopping mall is Galerias São Lourenço on
Avenida Arriaga where you can buy anything from stylish sunglasses to refined
tableware.

Embroidery items, tapestry, leatherwork and souvenirs, can be found along Rua dos
Murças; a narrow, city-centre street off Avenida Zarco, and full of shops offering
good bargains. But the main shopping street is the Rua Fernão Ornelas, a bizarre
mix of chic boutiques, grocers, newsagents and coffee shops.

The best place for wickerwork in Madeira Island is Camacha,which keeps 2000 people employed; goods
are sold through O Relógio, in the town centre. Embroidery is a strong local
tradition, and can be found throughout Funchal; but more often in remote villages,
like Curral das Freiras, where you can be sure it’s authentic.

Nightlife tends to be focused on the many hotels; in the rural areas there is little.
Open to non-residents, they offer wide-ranging programmes of folk dancing
and music evenings during which the musicians and dancers explain the origins
of their folklore, their costumes and instruments. Forthcoming events are
advertised throughout Funchal, but follow
no set pattern.

Casino Da Madeira

Housed in a striking building – the locals
call it the ‘rack of lamb’ – the casino offers
French and American roulette, Black Jack,
chemin-de-fer, and racks of slot machines.
The adjoining panoramic restaurant offers
a regular floor show and the Baccará
discotheque.
Address: Avenida do Infante, Funchal
Phone: +351 291 232 111

Arsénio’s

Renowned for its fado music, the plaintive sound of Portugal and Madeira. Here
performed live by talented singers and guitarists, and justly popular. The best
place to hear fado.
Address: Rua de Santa Maria, Funchal
Phone: +351 291 224 007

Café Relógio

The base for one of the island’s most
accomplished folk groups, performing
nightly at this café’s panoramic restaurant.
Address: Camacha
Phone: +351 291 922 114

O Farol

A popular disco, with top DJs from
Portugal, and packed during the summer
months.
Address: Madeira Carlton Hotel, Largo António Nobre, Funchal
Phone: +351 291 231 031

Teatro Baltazar Dias(theatre)

Also known as the Teatro Municipal, the
theatre is the main focus of the island’s
artistic and cultural life, presenting a
regular programme of concerts, dance and
theatre.
Address: Aveniga Arriaga, Funchal
Phone: +351 291 233 569

Madeira Carlton Park Hotel

Outstanding evening entertainment, as
well as dinner dances, with live acts on
most evenings, plus a casino next door
that offers dinner shows featuring the
music of Broadway, Latin American music
from Brazil and a Cabaret Festival
animated by dance, music and a little
magic.

Madeira has long been a British and later a
cosmopolitan tourist destination thanks to
its warm climate and oceanic influences.
Lying some 700km (440 miles) from the
coast of Africa, and 1000km (600 miles)
from mainland Portugal to which it
belongs, this is not one island, but many.
Collectively, the islands take their name
from the largest, but in addition are made
up of Porto Santo to the north-east, and
two groups of uninhabited islands: the
Desertas and the Selvagens, roughly to the
south-east.
The highest point of the island is Pico do
Ruivo at 1862m (6108ft). More than 50%
of Madeira lies above 700m (2295ft), and
the cliffs at Cabo Girão, at 589m (1932ft)
rank as the fourth highest sea cliffs in the
world.

Described as a floating garden, Madeira is a lush green
volcanic island surrounded by very deep Atlantic seas.
Fecund laurisilva forest prevails on Madeira, a World Heritage
Site, but everywhere flowers, shrubs and trees from all over
the world flourish in the mild tropical climate. The island is
amazingly convoluted; roads climb into the mountainous
heartlands at crazy angles, or twist around the tortuous but
very beautiful coastline in breathtaking fashion.

 Population:
Madeira: 245,000
Porto Santo: 4800

Newspapers in English:

Essential Madeira and Porto Santo(quarterly)

The Madeira Times

Emergency numbers:

112

Tourist information:

Avenida Arriaga Tourist Office

Address: Avenida Arriaga, 16,

9004-519 Funchal

Tel: +351 291 211 900/902

Email: info@madeira-tourism.org

Open Monday-Friday 9am-8pm,

Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm