Funchal · Portugal

Christmas in Madeira

Christmas lights in Funchal; a previous festive display.
Christmas lights in Funchal; a previous festive display. Image: TeWeBs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original on Wikimedia Commons. Resized and converted to WebP.

An island alternative to the Christmas-market circuit. Base a festive Madeira escape in Funchal, with time for seasonal city atmosphere and a wider introduction to the island.

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Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean about 805 km southwest of mainland Portugal. Together with the Azores, it is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal and a special territory of the European Union. It is the southernmost point and region of Portugal.

Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Madeira, CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.

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