Funchal and Departure

Нашр шудааст: 15.04.2022

Since our return flight to Germany was quite late, we decided to take a trip to Funchal after a leisurely breakfast (finally on the hotel terrace overlooking the sea).


Sea view during breakfast
Sea view during breakfast


First, we took a walk along the promenade towards the east to Fortaleza de Sao Tiago.


Fortaleza de Sao Tiago
Fortaleza de Sao Tiago


Previously, Funchal's city wall, which was supposed to protect the town from pirate attacks, used to reach up to here.


Fortaleza de Sao Tiago
Fortaleza de Sao Tiago


Currently, there was no exhibition in the fort. However, it was freely accessible.


Fortaleza de Sao Tiago
Fortaleza de Sao Tiago


Then we strolled back along the promenade in the other direction until we reached the CR7 Museum.


Promenade in Funchal
Promenade in Funchal

Already in front of the entrance, you can see who this is about: There is a life-sized statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, which he had made himself in 2014.


Statue of Cristiano Ronaldo in front of CR7
Statue of Cristiano Ronaldo in front of CR7


In the museum, you can admire over 100 trophies of the football star.


CR7 Museum
CR7 Museum


There are also photos, fan mail, and life-size representations of the athlete:


Wax figure of Cristiano Ronaldo
Wax figure of Cristiano Ronaldo


A Madame Tussauds-style wax figure and also a chocolate replica.


Chocolate statue of Cristiano Ronaldo
Chocolate statue of Cristiano Ronaldo


Next, we wanted to go to Santa Catarina Park, but we only looked at the map. When it came to actually implementing the plan, we realized that it was unfortunately at a different level than we were. Even in Funchal, the mountains are already in the way...


Santa Catarina Park
Santa Catarina Park


Eventually, we found a staircase and walked through the park, where many locals were enjoying the beautiful weather and Easter holidays.


Santa Catarina Park
Santa Catarina Park


From there, we continued towards the cathedral, which we had already visited on the first day, and through the narrow streets of the old town.


Old town of Funchal
Old town of Funchal


We strolled until we reached the town hall and then walked back towards the promenade.


Town hall of Funchal
Town hall of Funchal


There, to match the sunny weather, we had a large ice cream sundae before taking the bus back to the hotel.


Ice cream café on the promenade
Ice cream café on the promenade

We still had some time to lie on the sun terrace by the sea and observe the many lizards in the wall next to us before our transfer to the airport departed.


Observing lizards at the hotel
Observing lizards at the hotel


We flew back to Germany with a slight delay.

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