Funchal
Sign in to saveFunchal (), officially City of Funchal (), is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
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Funchal is the capital and largest city of Portugal's Madeira region, located on the Atlantic coast with a population of about 106,000 people. The city is one of Portugal's major tourist destinations due to its cultural and historical significance, and it's particularly known for New Year's Eve celebrations and being a major cruise ship port.
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Physical geography
- Climate
- Climate change
- Human geography
- Transportation
- Tourism
- Museums
- Religion
- Sport
- Street art
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Public service
- Arts
- Sport
- See also
- References
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Funchal (), officially City of Funchal (), is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
==Etymology== The first settlers named their settlement Funchal after the abundant wild fennel that grew there. The name is formed from the Portuguese word for fennel, funcho, and the suffix -al, to denote "a plantation of fennel":