The Madeira City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: where Funchal eats espetada and fresh fish without the touts, which levadas need a booked slot and which are free, how to reach Porto Moniz or Câmara de Lobos by bus, and where poncha tastes right. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, the area and a practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Madeira City Guides
- 153 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Madeira guides
Food guide
25 places
Espetada on bay-laurel skewers, old-town tavernas away from the touts, fish by the market, bolo do caco and a sweet stop or two.
Things to do guide
27 places
The forts and churches of old Funchal, painted doors and Madeira wine lodges, the cable car up to Monte and the levadas and peaks for a clear morning.
Family guide
25 places
Playgrounds and seawater pools, catamaran trips to look for dolphins, indoor play for wet days and pushchair notes for the steep lanes.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Poncha in the old town, rooftop cocktails over the bay, wine bars and craft beer, fado nights and a plan for New Year’s Eve.
Day trips guide
24 places
Sea pools and beaches, the bare cliffs of São Lourenço, fishing villages on the south coast and the green north, with the bus lines to get there.
Budget guide
27 places
Free churches, gardens and viewpoints, levadas with no booking fee, cheap lunches and how the island buses keep costs down.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Doca do Cavacas
Ponta da Cruz, west Funchal
Fish served on a rocky ledge above the Atlantic at the far west end of the seafront, where a whole fish for two arrives with two sides. Time it for sunset and take a taxi. From the food guide.
Monte Palace Tropical Garden
Monte
Lakes with koi, Japanese corners, tile panels and wandering peacocks on a steep hillside above Funchal. Give it two or three hours and expect plenty of steps. From the things to do guide.
Cabo Girão skywalk
Câmara de Lobos, bus 154 from Funchal
A glass floor on a sea cliff around 580 metres high, among the tallest in Europe, with banana terraces far below your feet. Twenty minutes is enough. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days on Madeira
Day one: walk the old town of Funchal with the things to do guide, from the painted doors of Rua de Santa Maria to a wine tasting, then lunch from the food guide and poncha after dark from the nightlife guide. Day two: take the bus west with the day trips guide to Câmara de Lobos and the Cabo Girão skywalk, or east to Machico and São Lourenço. For a rainy or slow day, the family guide has museums and indoor play, and the budget guide finds a free garden or a cheap plate of the day.
Questions about the Madeira guides
What do the Madeira City Guides include?
Six guides with 153 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, opening notes and a practical tip.
When do I receive the guides?
Straight after payment: the links appear on your order page and in the confirmation email. They open in any browser on phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline on Madeira?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working without signal, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Madeira guides cost?
One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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