Old Town Funchal & Market

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April 28th 2023
28th April Another hot day in Madeira, not that we are complaining ! Benita & I took a walk to the local main farmers market, I have been down ‘Door Street’ as I call it many times but a first for Benita. There were a few newly painted doors so I had to capture them. This historic district known as “Old Town”, has over the past few years gone through a process of revitalization, ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more