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Teleférico do Funchal (Funchal Cable Car)
Melhor época para visitar
Go in the mid-morning on a clear day, when the north side of the cable car offers crisp, shadow-free views of the bay. Sunny weekdays in shoulder season (April to June, September to October) draw the smallest queues.
Dicas para economizar
A round-trip ticket costs about €25, but a one-way ride down from Monte is cheaper if you plan to walk down the Levada dos Piornais trail. Check the official website for 10% online booking discounts, and note that children under 6 ride free.
Recomendado para
Photography enthusiasts, Garden lovers, Couples, Families
Planeje sua visita
2-3 hours
Sobre
Fatos rápidos: Deslizando sobre jardins em socalcos e encostas perfumadas de eucalipto, as cabines panorâmicas sobem aproximadamente 560 metros, recompensando os passageiros com vistas expansivas do oceano e infinitas oportunidades de fotos. Silenciosa, suave e surpreendentemente serena, a viagem permite avistar papagaios, pescadores e telhados irregulares, enquanto você se sente brevemente suspenso acima de uma paisagem luxuriante e ensolarada.
Destaques: A estação superior deixa você bem na entrada do Jardim Tropical do Monte Palace, onde você pode passear por 30.000 metros quadrados de plantas exóticas, lagos de carpas e painéis de azulejos. Mais surpreendente ainda, o passeio cruza o famoso percurso de tobogã de vime da cidade, então você verá trenós com dois homens os conduzindo deslizarem pela encosta abaixo de você.
Dicas de quem conhece
- Carry a light jacket even in summer, the temperature drops noticeably at the top station.
- Skip the round trip and take the toboggan down from Monte instead, it delivers you near the lower cable car station.
- Go before 10 AM or after 4 PM to dodge the mid-morning tour groups stacking up at the boarding line.
- Bring a camera with a wide lens: the best photo angle of the harbor appears about halfway up, not at the summit.
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Mais atrações em Funchal
Sé Catedral de Funchal (Funchal Cathedral)
Mercado dos Lavradores (Farmers' Market)
Monte Palace Tropical Garden (Jardim Tropical Monte Palace)
Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira Botanical Garden)
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