Funchal, Madeira, Portugal - Madeira Travel Tips

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World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Madeira, Portugal Travel Guide http://bit.ly/1dkv4Rz Shepherd Entertainment takes you on a tour of Funchal, the capital and the largest city of Madeira, Portugal. Visit Funchal on Madeira Island, Portugal part 1/4 Funchal is not only the capital of the island but also the most inhabited settlement. Suzanne Oveeps, a geographer and a fan of the island writes "besides its pleasant climate and magically beautiful location, it presents several sites, majestic palaces surrounding shay inner courtyards, noble country men hiding in prolific parks. Churches, convents and quite a lot of interesting museums and especially it's been able to preserve its really individual image." In its markets and shopping streets, the bushel is enormous, its harbor is continuously busy, no stop for even a minute. In the daytime on the terraces of street cafes where the coast of promenades, the invigorating breeze fans our face from the south and in the evening, when sitting on the pubs of the old city. We feel like we already belong here. Funchal together with its suburbs has nearly 130,000 inhabitants and its only obvious in the evening when its illuminated how big its territory is. Monte is a very interesting settlement, its built right above the capital in the mountain. In the 19th century, many rich people along with some foreigners had their villas here surrounded by huge parks. The congener used to go up to the villa quarter but it was stopped during the World War Two, its bridge and its terminal still exist but today we can get here from the old town by cable rail way. The center of Monte is Largo de Mante and this small square has a marble well, Monte Virgins Chapel and a street café. Of the square, musicians dressed in national costume often entertain the visitors. Steep stairs lead to the front of Narcisa Seniora de Monte, like so many churches; also this one has a legend that the virgin mother appeared to someone, in this case, a herdsman daughter. Nobody else saw the appearance but the small girl but a Madonna statue was found nearby and above this first a small then a larger and larger church was built which finally received a great honor in 1922. A real king was buried here, the last Hapsburg ruler, Charles the Fourth. The allied forces vanished the Austrian emperor and Hungarian king to the island. In 1921 he made an unsuccessful attempt to get his throne back and a year later, he died. His wife Queen Zeta settled in Switzerland. Tags: Visit Funchal in Madeira Part 1/4,funchal in madeira,madeira travel attractions,madeira travel guide,madeira travel information,madeira travel tips,Portugal travel tips,shepherd entertainment,world travel,shepherdfilm