Combination of modern buildings, near the Rotunda do Infante, in a city with over 500 years of history

Two ways with two different mariners units that belongs to two different times but sharing the present. Left, we have the nau Santa Maria, a reply from the Santa Maria of Chistopher Columbus. And, in the opposite side, we have an windsurfing board. Both navigate puffed up by the wind

I like the colors of this photo where you can see a fantastic morning light with the ferry Lobo Marinho in one more trip to Porto Santo island, what she do every day. In this month she was in the year maintenance in Caniçal port, east Madeira island

This is another doorbell model. I find it in Rua dos Ferreiros in the door that I put in the second photo

A fantastic departure from Funchal port of the MSC Armnoia cruise ship that is passing the Madeira island regularly. There is some wind but the maneuver was doing giving tight ship adorn as you can see on the picture

The holes of Regina are back. Born in the 40s, was out of the market for over 20 years. In return, 50 wooden replicas, with the same shape, size and color of yore were released. First available in stores "A Vida Portuguesa" and specialty stores. And now widened to the traditional trade and are made with lighter materials. The operation is the same. Each machine has a removable pack with 140 holes he liberates colored balls, with seven colors available, giving right to earn a different color depending on the chocolate. And who are lucky you can win a box of assorted filled chocolates.

The sun is playing hide and seek in a beautiful December morning. The main tower that you can see is from Funchal cathedral, building in the fisrt quarter of the XVI century.

I find this doorbell in Rua dos Netos, wich is near the Funchal city center. That´s an old building where I think no one lives there.

I take this photo some days ago when I when I looked Funchal west in a momentary way to the balcony. I just had time to rush to seek my Canon SX30 and record this and other sequences of this set magnificent sunsets.

Two old windows in an old building in a Funchal road

Near the Funchal cathedral, in the opposite place from the main entrance, we can find the mediterranean restaurant O Calhau. This bycicle belongs to it and promotes the space divided with indoor and outdoor seatings.

Bordal is a Madeira embroidery factory and store. In the entrance, on the street level, they a have a lady to embroider to show how Madeira embroidery has made with fantastic hands, like you can see in this photo.

A light between the sky in a morning with much clouds in Funchal city, what don't happen today.

It is not always possible to have access to the bridges from the cruise ships. In this passage by Madeira island, the capitan of the Ocean Dream, a cruise ship with its own characteristics, it was allowed and therefore unable to photograph its interior, framed with the city of Funchal.

This is a new activity in this central city Funchal road - Rua das Pretas. In all saturdays who wants can seel in the street.

This is a crib that I phographed in Santa Clara church. It consists of few parts, but they have a considerable size. So the crib can be seen from any point of the church that is integrated in the Santa Clara Convent, much visited by tourists every day.