Funchal, Portugal
Platinum
Member since
2005| Exchange dates | Duration |
|---|---|
| July 12, 2025 - September 07, 2025 | 1 weeks |
3-bedroom apartment in Funchal, Madeira Island
Madeira is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, part of Portugal. Have a great time on Madeira Island, enjoying Sun & Nature!
Our house is in a quiet area of Funchal, the island's main city, with a bit over 130 000 inhabitants.
Our apartment has:
One bedroom with a double bed.
One bedroom with 2 single beds.
Two bathrooms, one with shower and one with a bathtub
Living and dining room
Study
Fully equipped kitchen (fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, toaster, etc).
Private parking (covered).
We also have a country house available. You can see more info (and photos) on this second house here: http://www.inforquali.pt/casa/index_calheta.htm
We also have a small apartment in Lisbon (mainland Portugal) available PT1014060. You can see more info (and photos) on this apartment on its listing or here: http://www.inforquali.pt/casa/index_lisbon.htm. This apartment is conveniently located close to the airport, so it might be useful if you have a connecting flight that takes you through Lisbon.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 34 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Software Engineer
- Software Engineer
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 4
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
- Hospitality offered
- Youth / Teen exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
- Piano
Outdoor
- Garden
- Balcony
- Garage / private parking
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Lift/Elevator
- Suitable for disabled people
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Iceland
- North Macedonia
- Albania
- Canary Islands, Spain
- Croatia
- Ireland
- New York, NY, USA
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Español
- Português
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Madeira (FNC) - 20 Km
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Shopping Center & supermarket (0.7 km)
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Funchal's Marina (1.7 km)
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Barreirinha Beach (1.0 km)
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Pico do Areeiro 1818m (5965ft) (19.6 km)
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Sea (1.1 km)
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Funchal's Nature Reserve (7.4 km)
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Palheiro Golf (18-hole) (9.2 km)
In the photos you can see:
the museum 5 minutes from home "Museu Quinta das Cruzes"
the public garden 5 minutes from home "Jardim Santa Luzia"
the second closest beach to home "Praia da Barreirinha"
From our house you're:
5 minutes walking distance from...
* public garden
* large supermarket and shopping center
* bakery
* insteresting museum in a beautiful manor house with nice gardens "Museu Quinta das Cruzes"
* bus stop
* XVII century catholic church and convent "Convento de Santa Clara"
10 minute walking distance from...
* the cathedral (built from 1493 to 1514)
* Lively traditional market (fresh vegetable, fruit and fish daily)
15 minute walking distance from
* marina
* cable car to Monte - panoramic viewpoint, tropical garden and historical place
* promenade by the sea
* sea and swimming facilities
20 minute walking distance from
* ferry ride to Porto Santo neighbouring island
* sailing trips (Historical replica/pirate boat "Santa Maria", dolphin/whale spotting or big game fishing
Occupation
- Software Engineer
- Software Engineer
Children
- Girl - Age: 17
- Girl - Age: 14
Pets
- We do not have pets.
About Our Family
We are a couple (both born in 1974), our oldest daughter was born in April 2008 and our youngest in November 2011.
We're Intervac members since 2005 and love exchanging! We've been to New York, Rome, Salzburg, Provence (France), Vienna, Poznan (Poland), London (twice), Paris (twice), Merida (Spain), Leuven (Belgium), Guadalajara (Spain), Stockholm and Eskilstuna (Sweden), Loire Valley (France), Copenhagen (Denmark), Torquay ("English Riviera" - UK), Amsterdam (twice), Serra da Estrela (Portugal), Winterthur (Switzerland), Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Spain), Porto Santo (Portugal), Grananda (Spain), Porto Santo Stefano (Tuscany - Italy), Florence (Tuscany - Italy), Nice (France), Azores (Portugal), Valencia (Spain) and Sint-Truiden (Belgium).
Lifestyle
We live on Madeira Island, Portugal (our main listing is PTOC0517). If you are looking at our other listings, please skip this part.
Madeira Island is known for its mild climate all year round.
Funchal is the capital of the archipelago (aerial photo shown). It is located on Madeira’s south coast, in a beautiful bay washed by the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by tall, green mountains and deep valleys.
Although Funchal has many attractive features, be sure not to miss the many other interesting sites and activities in Madeira. You can reach any location on the island in 2 hours by car.
Perfect for relaxing and getting in touch with Nature. Very good hiking options, from easy to expert levels.
We recommend a visit of 7 days or longer.
Madeira is a 1 hour and a half flight from Lisbon (TAP, SATA, and Easyjet are the main airlines operating). There are also direct flights from other airports, namely from London and Bristol with Easyjet and from Paris, Nantes and Amsterdam with Transavia. You can check the flights on the Madeira Airport website http://www.ana.pt/en-US/Aeroportos/Madeira/Funchal/Departures/DestinationsandAirlines/Pages/DestinationsandAirlines.aspx
Funchal is 30 minutes from Madeira's airport.
Find out more about Madeira on the official sites www.madeiraislands.travel or www.visitportugal.com.
Please do not hesitate to ask if you need any more information.
References
This member has completed 34 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Salzburg, Austria
AT03224
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
BE022Nice family with good conversation. Everything was just fine. all the appointments we made were ok.
we had a superb time in Madeira.
love to go back!
Bruxelles, Belgium
BE1007978Nice people, very spontaneous and practical. The apartment has 3 bedrooms and there is a lovely roof terrace.
The apartment is very centrally located in Funchal, which also means you should not try to get there in a SUV, because streets are very narrow. (We got there in a rented Megane Scenic).
Copenhagen, Denmark
DK1005175
Badalona, Spain
ES1012844Todo muy bien, la casa muy agradable y limpia. Madeira precioso.
Hornachos, Spain
ES2412
ORLEANS, France
FR020130
Paris, France
FR090308
Torquay, Great Britain
GB269007
ROMA, Italy
IT06481
Nelson, New Zealand
NZ1006638We didn't get to meet the member as she lived quite a distance away. However all our communications with her were extremely positive. She actually rescued us when another exchange " fell over."
Yes the home is accurately represented on the listing page.
Stockholm, Sweden
SE0328
