Description
Funchal, the capital of Madeira, was founded in 1421 by Joao Gonçalves Zarco, the colonizer of the archipelago. But it was not until later, with the construction of its port, that the city became the economic and political epicenter of the island. From the 17th and 18th centuries, it attracted merchants, navigators and pirates who made a stopover on their journey to the Indies. Even more so after the agreements signed between Portugal and England. However, that commercial and maritime bustle gave way in the following years to noblemen and international personalities who fell in love with the island and chose it as a refuge. Among them the Empress Sissi of Austria, the English Prime Minister Winston Churchill or the Emperor of Austria, Carlos I. Six hundred years of history that we suggest you begin to discover by touring Funchal.Transfers to the Cruise Terminal Included.
