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Funchal


Old-skool bakery-cafe next to the Mercado dos Lavradores, usually inhabited by working-class Funchalese families, market workers and the odd pigeon, all of whom come to feed on cheap pastries, cakes, pizzas, made-in-front-of-you sandwiches and toasties. The most expensive item on the menu costs €2. The decor is pure late-20th century.


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1. Mercado dos Lavradores

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4. Madeira Story Centre

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5. Zona Velha

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6. IBTAM Museum

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7. Museu Henrique e Francisco Franco

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