Madeira Gardens

Visit the gardens in our city to find the beautiful flowers of Madeira Islands. The combination of our fantastic climate and islands fertile soils of, results in a huge variety of tropical and subtropical plants that can be found in the gardens throughout the city of Funchal. 

“Madeira is a garden!” No wonder that this is one of the main slogans being used in numerous advertising campaigns of our island. In 2000, Madeira won the prestigious award “European Flowering City 2000”. 

Come experience the flavors and scents in the air and that are very characteristic of our island.

 

Main Gardens in Madeira

  

Madeira Botanical Garden

The Madeira Botanical Garden - Eng. Rui Vieira is one of the most iconic gardens of our island. It is a must visit place and the proof of that is the 350 000 annual visitors. 

The Garden presents itself with a 35 000 m2 area and more than 2,000 exotic plants from all around the world, some of them endangered. A “Natural History Museum (15 000 specimens), the “Loiro Park” (with about 500 exotic birds from 60 different species such as parrots and macaws), a herbarium (with 24 000 specimens of plants), and a viewpoint where you can admire a magnificent view over the city of Funchal. The Madeira Botanical Garden is located only 3 km from the city of Funchal and can get there by a cable car.

Location: Cam. do Meio, Quinta do Bom Sucesso, 9000 - 512 Funchal

area: 72.685 m2

Ticket Price: 1,60€ (children and between 6 to 18 years old); 5,00€ normal

Open: Every day - (closed on the 25th Dec)

Opening Hours: 09am – 06pm (05.30pm - last entrance)

Contacts: Tel.: 291 211 200 | Fax: 291 211 206 

 

Funchal Municipal Garden

The Funchal Municipal Garden is probably the most known garden by our tourists. This is due to its location right at the city center next to Avenida Arriaga, a place of obligatory passage. 

The Municipal Garden, formerly known as “Donna Amélia Garden”, is located in the same place where once existed the S. Francisco Convent. The garden features a small lake, a stream with ducks and swans, plants from various parts of the world, a terrace bar and an amphitheater where events throughout the year related to the culture and traditions of our island occur.

Location: Avenida Arriaga (south), Rua Ivens (north), Sé - Funchal

Area: 8.300 m2

Ticket Price: Free

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 501 | Fax: 291 231 502

 

"Quinta Vigia" Garden

The “Quinta Vigia” garden, formerly known as “Quinta das Angústias” due to the chapel built in the sixteenth century who called on “Nossa Senhora das Angustias” is Regional Government of Madeira current official residence. 

Quinta Vígia has undergone several phases of construction since the sixteenth century until the nineteenth century.It is based on baroque and neoclassical civil architecture. It resided several peronalidades as Adelaide the Queen of England, Elizabeth the Empress of Austria, the Prince of Oldenburg, Amelia the Empress of Brazil and her daughter Maria Amélia, who died here in 1853. 

This garden also has a viewpoint where you can admire the sea and Funchal bay. The Quinta Vigia gardem is open to the public.

Location: Av. do Infante, 1, 9050 – 547 Funchal

Area: 9.200m2

Ticket Price: Free

Open: Monday to Friday | Closed: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays

Opening Hours: 09am – 05pm

 

Santa Catarina Park

Santa Catarina Park with 36 000m2, located between Avenida Sá Carneiro and Avenida do Infante, is certainly one of the nicest places of Funchal. The park has flowers from all around the world and a small pond with swans and ducks. You can find some statues of important figures such as Cristovão Colombo and D. Henrique. There is also a playground for children. 

One of the main attractions of this park is the St. Catherine Chapel (“Capela de Santa Catarina”), the oldest one in the whole island. It was built in 1425 by order of D. Constança, João Gonçalves Zarco wife. 

The slope of Santa Catarina Park, creates an amphitheater that often serves to host artistic and cultural events. This inclination also offers a panoramic view over Funchal bay to the Garajau.

Location: Avenida do Infante, Sé - Funchal

Area: 36.000m2

Ticket Price: Free

Open: Every day

Opening Hours: 07am 09pm (22nd Mar - 22nd Set) | 08am – 07pm (23rd Set - 21st Mar)

 

Monte Palace Tropical Garden

The Monte Palace Tropical Garden, located on Monte Palace Estate (José Berardo foundation) is one of the most enriching places from a cultural point of view, that you can visit in Madeira Islands. Our advice is that you take the cable car from the the historic part of Funchal (“Zona Velha”) and enjoy the spectacular view that this journey has to offer. 

The Monte Palace Tropical Garden features more than 100 000 species of plants from different countries, a Koi pond, a magnificent collection of rare tiles, an oriental garden, contemporary african sculpture, a colection of minerals from various parts of the world, and much more.

Location: Caminho do Monte, 174, Caminho das Babosas, 4 e 4-A, 9050 – 288 Funchal

Area: 70.000 m2 

Property: Fundação Berardo

Ticket Price: 10€ (free for children under 15 years old)

Open Garden: Every day: 09.30am – 06pm

Open Museum: Every day: 10am – 04.30pm

Contacts: Tel.: 291 782 339 / 291 742 650 | Fax: 291 771 608

 

 

Secondary gardens

  

Pico Fortress Garden - (“Fortaleza do Pico”)

Location: Rua dos Frias (S. Pedro)

Area: 4.350 m2

Ticket Price: Free

Opening Hours: Every day 07am – 09pm (Apr - Oct) | 08am-07pm (Nov - Mar)

Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Quinta das Cruzes - Garden

Location: Calçada do Pico, 1, 9000 – 206 Funchal

Area: 9.800 m2  

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day | Closed: public holidays  

Horário: 10am - 05.30pm  

 

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Garden

Location: Rua da Mouraria, 31, 9000 – 047 Funchal

Area: 890 m2

Ticket Price: free

Opening Hours: 09am – 05.30 (monday to friday)

Closed: saturday, sunday and public holydays

Contacts: Tel.: 291 233 922 | Fax: 291 233 854

Useful information: guided tour by appointment (contact the Educational Department).

 

São Martinho Garden

Location: Cam. da Igreja Nova, S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 4.740 m2 

Open: 07am – 09pm (Apr - Oct) | 08am – 19h00 (Nov - Mar)

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

Useful information: playground.

 

Almirante Reis - Garden

Location: Rua de D. Carlos I (North); Av. do Mar e da Comunidades Madeirenses (South)

Santa Maria Maior - Funchal

Área: 12.940 m2

 

Campo da Barca Garden

Location: Rua Dr. Pereira Júnior (North), Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot (South), Santa Maria Maior - Funchal

Area: 3.000 m2

Ticket Price: free

  

Viewpoint Vila Guida - Garden

Location: Rua do Conde Carvalhal, Santa Maria Maior - Funchal

Area: 2.000 m2

Ticket Price: free

 

Panoramic Garden 

Location: Estrada Monumental (North); Passeio Público Marítimo (south), S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 5.400 m2

Ticket Price: free

Opening Hours: Every day

Horário: 07am – 10pm

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Ajuda Public Garden

Location: Rua do Vale da Ajuda, S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 11.800 m2

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day 

Opening Hours: 07am – 10om (Mar 22nd - Sep 22nd), 07am – 08pm (23rd Sep - 21st Mar)

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

  

Jardim Público da Várzea Public Garden

Location: Gaveto do Cam. do Amparo com o Cam. de S. Martinho, S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 1.500 m2 

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day 

Opening Hours: 07am – 09pm (Apr - Oct), 08am – 07pm (Nov - Mar)

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Mata da Nazaré

Location: Rua do Brasil (Norte), Rua dos EUA (Este), S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 11.150 m2 

Ticket Price: free

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 501 | Fax: 291 231 502

 

Achada Viewpoint

Location: Rua Dr. João Abel de Freitas, S. Pedro - Funchal

Area: 520 m2 

Ticket Price: free

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Public Promenade Sea (“Passeio Público Marítimo”)

Location: Rua da Ponta da Cruz (Oeste), Rua do Gorgulho (Este), S. Martinho - Funchal

Area: 49.030 m2

Ticket Price: free

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Quinta do Poço

Location: Estrada dos Marmeleiros, 1,  Imaculado Coração de Maria, 9050 – 216 Funchal  

Area: 8.100 m2 

Ticket Price: livre

Horário: 09am – 05.30pm (monday to friday)

Closed: saturday, sunday and public holidays

Contacts: Tel.: 291 231 502 | Fax: 291 231 173

 

Quinta Jardins do Lago (former “Quinta Achada Manor House”) - Garden

Location: Rua Dr. João Lemos Gomes, 29, S. Pedro, 9000 – 158 Funchal

Area: 13.720 m2

Property: Private property

Contacts: Tel.: 291 750 100 | Fax: 291 750 150

 

Quinta da Boa Vista Garden

Location: Rua Lombo da Boa Vista,9060 – 173 Funchal

Area: 16.000 m2 

Ticket Price: 4,50€ (over 12 years old) - special prices for groups

Open: monday to saturday | Closed: sunday and public holidays

Opening Hours: 09am – 06pm

 

Quinta da Ribeira (Youth Hostel) Garden

Location: Av. Calouste Gulbenkian, 9000 – 011 Funchal

Area: 2.120 m2 

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day | Closed: December 24th and 25th, December 26th until 02pm

 

Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro (Palheiro Ferreiro Manor House) Garden

Location: Cam. da Quinta do Palheiro, 32, S. Gonçalo, 9060 – 255 Funchal

Area: 143.200 m2

ticket price: 4€ (12 years old  - 16 years old); 10,50€ (adult)

Open: Every day | Closed: January 1st and December 25th

Opening Hours: 09am – 04.30pm

 

Quinta Magnólia Garden

Location: Rua Dr Pita, 10, 9000 – 089 Funchal

Area: 35.300 m2

Ticket Price: livre

Open: Every day | Closed: January 1st, December 25th

Horário: 07h30 – 21h00

 

Quinta Palmeira Garden

Location: Rua da Lev. de Stª Luzia, 31a, 9050 – 430 Funchal 

Area: 34.080 m2 

Property: private

Open: Tuesday and Wednesday (10am – 04pm) - On the other days you need to inform with 1 day in advance

Contacts: Tel.: 291 221 091 | Telm.: 969 459 933 | Fax: 291 232 451

 

Quinta Vila Passos Garden

Location: Rua Alferes Veiga Pestana, 15, 9054 – 505 Funchal

Area: 2.410 m2  

Ticket Price: free

Open: Monday to Friday | Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays

Opening Hours: 09am – 17h00

 

Jardim de Santa Luzia

Location: Rua do Til (northwest), Rua 31 de Janeiro (south-west), Rua da Carne Azeda (East), Imaculado Coração de Maria - Funchal

Area: 13.600 m2

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day 

Opening hours: 08am – 12am

 

Amparo Garden

Location: Av. do Amparo

Area: 11.550 m2 

Ticket Price: Free

 

Hospício Princesa D. Maria Amélia Garden

Location: Av. do Infante, 12, 9000 - 015 Funchal

Area: 5.000 m2 

Ticket Price: free

Open: Every day 

Opening Hours: 08am – 08pm

 

Hotel Quinta das Vistas (former Quinta Dr. Américo Durão) Garden

Location: Quinta das Vistas – Palace Gardens, Cam. de Stº António, 52, 9000 – 187 Funchal

Area: 12.000 m2 

Property: Private 

Ticket Price: Free* 

*with previous notice (reception, telephone number or e-mail).

 

Madeira Magic Garden

Location: Rua da Ponta da Cruz, 25 - S. Martinho, 9000 – 103 Funchal

Area: 5.000 m2 

Ticket Price: 3€ (3 to 18 years old); 4€ (adult)

Open: Tuesday to Sunday 

Closed: Monday, January 1st, December 24th, 25th and 31st

Opening Hours: 10am – 06pm

 

Monte Municipal Park

Location: Largo da Fonte, Monte - Funchal

Area: 26.000 m2 

Ticket Price: free

 

“Núcleo dos Dragoeiros” Garden

Location: Centro de Informação do SPNM, Cam. da Portada - S. Gonçalo 9060 - 297 Funchal

Area: 2.270 m2  

Ticket Price: Free

Open: Monday to Friday

Closed: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays

Opening Hours: 09am to 12.30pm | 02pm - 05.30pm

 

Orquídea Garden

Location: Rua Pita da Silva, 37 - Bom Sucesso, 9060 - 240 Funchal (abaixo do Jardim Botânico)

Area: 2.000 m2 

Ticket Price: 5€ (for older than 14 yearls old) - Special prices for groups of 10 or more.

Open: Every Day 

Closed: December 25th

Opening Hours: 09am – 06pm

Contacts: Tel.: 291 238 444 | Fax: 291 211 206

 

Quinta Jardins do Imperador (former “Quinta Gordon” or “Cossart”)

Location: Cam. do Pico, Monte, 9050 - 482 Funchal

Area: 38.500 m2