Partial view of Funchal from Quinta Vigia, official residence of president regional government

A different view of a garden with rocks lights in CS Madeira, a five star hotel in Funchal

Confeitaria Felisberta or Patisserie Felisberta, in english. This is the name of one of the most famous cake shops of the city of Funchal, situated in Rua das Pretas. However, what we see in the photo shows that, unfortunately, is closed. Closed to the public, who never had access to wonderful recipes of cakes and sweets where each customer could serve up, and closed his knowledge.

The patisserie was closed for many years, and shows the deterioration with the name about to disappear. Unfortunately nobody is interested to recover it. I have the perception that this type of offer differentiates a destination such as Madeira.

In Funchal there are three ways to send the mail. Besides the green mail, which is inside the station and is for those who purchase the packages in pre-payment, there are these two landmarks. The red is for normal mail, the traditional. And the blue, where we pay for mail to goo faster. Is called the blue post or Correio Azul, in portuguese.

However, this offer is not very well perceived by thousands of tourists who visit us. So often are in doubt which should put the postcards with images of the island of Madeira.

This is one of the views of the Cathedral of Funchal (the tower on the right) most photographed. It is captured through the "Largo do Chafariz".

The tower on the left belongs to a typical building of the city where it is today the Santander bank.

The moon inspires the city

Madeira ice is a different way to drink this world famous wine produced in Madeira island many centuries ago. This particular car is one of five Smart with this design to promote the Madeira wine, sweet, with ice a limon. Tastefully. During the summer months, this cars and others marketing action will sensibilze the residents and foreigners to taste it.

On more photo from last saturday when the fireworks competition about the Festival of the Atlantic started with Italy.

The Festival of the Atlantic is an important event in Madeira island, where Funchal is the capital.

Is an relevant event that combines entertainment and culture. It has three components: the Madeira Music Festival, the International Fireworks Competition and performances by philharmonic bands in the city centre.

These photo is from last saturday when the fireworks competition started with Italy and it's company Parente Fireworks.

Next saturday will be Russia, with it's company Pyrotechnic Yards of Peterholf, and, in next, on 20th will be Germany, with it'sm company IP Innovate Pyrotechnick.

Finnaly, on 27th Portugal, with it's company Macedos Pirotecnia, close the festival.

However, Portugal, as an organizer, not to enter the competition.

See calmly through the window to the beauty of a lush garden of a hotel of reference in Funchal, The Cliff Bay.

The Pullmantur cruise ship "Pacific Dream" began yesterday to make weekly cruises in the Atlantic, with passages in Funchal on Friday. Replaces the "Atlantic Star" that has been positioned to make travel in Brazil. Was planned to make more connections to Madeira, but the H1N1 virus that emerged in Mexico unfortunately, at this stage, chase tourism away and the company decided to withdraw the ship from Acapulco and put it on this side of the Atlantic, with stops in Gibraltar, Morocco, Lanzarote, in Canary islands and Madeira. I was on board the ship and left me very good impression with crew friendly, starting with the capitan Antonio Alonso, a native of Bilbao, the Basque Country, in Spain.

Creativity is increasingly a key differentiator, even in companies that engage in trade of antiques, like this in front of San Peter church.

Aida Cruises ship Aidabella with it's big eye is going out from Funchal port in a mix with city buildings and gardens.

There are hotels such as Reid's Palace, which you see in this picture, which don't need presentations. It is the oldest hotel of the island of Madeira and the most luxurious. It belongs to the international Orient Express Hotels.

This pink balcony is part of one historic house with big garden, named quinta in the island. It's situated in city of Funchal, capital of Madeira. Has a privileged view to the sea and the bay of the capital. It's a fifth built over the centuries XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX.

Nicholas of the residents here and Tuelière Conde de Lambert, Queen Adelaide of England, Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Archduke Maximilian, the Prince of Oldenburg, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, D. Amélia, Empress of Brazil and his daughter Maria Amelia.

Today is the official residence of the Regional Government of Madeira that acquired it in 1979. His name was then the Quinta das Angústias (anguish). Today is Quinta Vigia.

Since that time it began a series of works, both in gardens and in buildings, before the official residence was a school of music until 1984.

Can be and is visited daily by tourists.

Privileged view from inside of the Royal Caribbean's "Vision of the Seas" to the city of Funchal.

Funnels. This two ships: Costa Magica, in first plane, and the Ocean Village,crossing to the port of Funchal, giving the impression that the funnels are of a single ship, while the colors show different companies.