Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Funchal (Madeira), Portugal

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas and New Year (1 dec – 6 jan)

Topdrukte — Carnival, Carnival holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Carnival

  14–17 febDrukBoek vroeg

  One of Portugal's two serious carnivals: a costumed night parade down Avenida do Mar on the Saturday and a satirical one on Shrove Tuesday. Hotels price it like New Year. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter week, Easter holidays in Portugal

• Feestdag

  Easter week

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a national holiday and Easter Sunday a day for family lunches. Many Portuguese take the week around it off, so hotels fill and rates rise for the first busy spell of the year, and some shops and museums close on Friday and Sunday. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival (14–17 feb)

Topdrukte — Easter week, Festa da Flor

• Natuur

  Whales and dolphins offshore

  1 apr – 31 okt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  The water drops off steeply a few kilometres out, so the boats find bottlenose and spotted dolphins most trips and pilot and sperm whales through the warmer half of the year.

• Festival

  Festa da Flor

  30 apr – 31 meiGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  A month of flower carpets, kiosks and two allegorical parades down the seafront, timed to when the island's gardens are at their fullest. The parade Sundays are the busy ones. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter week (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Druk — Festa da Flor, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Festa da Flor (30 apr – 31 mei)

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Atlantic Festival

  1–30 jun · meestalLicht & vuur

  Fireworks fired over the bay on the first three Saturdays of June as an international competition, set to music, watched from the seafront and from the boats moored off it. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Summer holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Madeira Wine Festival

  25 aug – 15 sep · meestalOogsttijd

  The harvest is marked in the city and, better, up at Estreito de Camara de Lobos, where the grapes are still trodden in public and the year's wine is sold in the street. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Portugal, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal)), Madeira Wine Festival (25 aug – 15 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 apr – 31 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Portugal

• Festival

  Christmas and New Year

  1 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  The lights go on at the start of December and the New Year's Eve display over the amphitheatre of the bay is the reason cruise ships and half of Portugal are here for it. Book a year out. Bron ↗