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A pleasant, cozy open-air mall.
Mainly clothing or fashion shops.
It has some food places.
And there is the NOS cinema.

🐶 is petfriendly

The one star I give is only for the decent stores inside. The reason why I don't give more is because of the garage. When we already paid for the ticket, we misjudged it and needed to go back. Unfortunately, the machine already registered that we went out, and we were unable to reuse the ticket. This wouldn't normally be a problem, as there was an info booth right next to the exit. However there was nobody there and we wasted some half an hour waiting for someone to come. I do not recommend visiting.

Lovely outdoor shopping centre with plenty of shops and food options.

A small local mall with a few anchor stores - nicely laid out with a large Pingo. Great chocolate/coffee store with amazing chocolates. Mall was spoiled by allowing smokers to sit and chain smoke at a cafe ruining our experience.

Nice little shopping centre close to my hotel. Good shops, and choice of places to eat and drink. Also has a cinema on site. It's situated a couple of miles from Central Funchal, but bus routes 1 and 2 stop right outside the main entrance. Worth a visit.

Funchal allows indoor smoking. If, like me, the smell of cigarettes makes you nauseated, this is not the place for you. Prices are high. The McDonalds screwed up my wife's coffee order. Watch out for the taxis. They're supposed to be regulated but one charged double the others.

You need to take another cable car and therefore pay more to go to the botanical Gardens.
I thought circa £40 a person was overpriced. Good views but also big queues so buy tickets further up the Marina to avoid queuing