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Motorway Direction Route A1 north/south Lisbon to Porto: A2 north/south Lisbon to Faro: A3 north/south Porto to the Spanish border in the direction of Vigo: A4 east/west
Following the attack on the ships, the Germans proceeded to bombard Funchal for two hours from a range of about 2 miles (3 km). Batteries on Madeira returned fire and eventually forced the Germans to withdraw. [5] In 1917 on December 12, two German U-boats, U-156 and U-157 (captained by Max Valentiner) again bombarded Funchal, Madeira. This ...
Imaculado Coração de Maria (English: Immaculate Heart of Mary) is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the archipelago of Madeira. Imaculado Coração de Maria, which is Portuguese for The Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a suburb of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 6,207, [1] in an area of 1.36 km 2. [2]
In Funchal there are two aerial tramways, the Funchal Cable Car and a second aerial tramway, which went in service in 2005. [7] Previously there was a steam-powered cog railway (Monte Railway) [8] from Funchal to Monte, which operated between 1893 and 1943, and went further up to Terreiro da Luta at 867 m above sea level.
This park is about 36,000 square metres (390,000 sq ft) in area. It has multiple aviaries, and is located near the Bay of Funchal. There are several paths with benches, in addition to some statues and Santa Catarina Chapel. [1]
The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east. [2]
Urban sprawl from Funchal extends along Santa Cruz's western frontier, while the eastern part of the municipality is the base for Madeira's international airport. Five parishes comprise the municipality of Santa Cruz: Camacha; Caniço (city) Gaula; Santa Cruz (city) (includes the offshore Desertas Islands) Santo António da Serra