3.5 hours Funchal
Madeira Wine & Food Tour
A guided walk through Funchal's old town tasting Madeira wine, local dishes and market produce, with the stories behind each stop.
from €95
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Madeiran cooking is straightforward and good: beef on a bay skewer, black scabbard fish with banana, limpets in garlic butter, and bolo do caco with garlic butter that arrives before you order it. Funchal has the range; the villages have the value.
Where to go
- Mercado dos Lavradores
Go early, be firm about tasting-plate pricing.
- Câmara de Lobos
Poncha bars and grilled fish by the fishing boats.
Santo António da Serra
Weekend espetada country, inland and up high.
- Madeira wine lodges
Tastings in Funchal from Sercial to Malmsey.
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