Madeira · Sports & events

Funchal has two clubs in the national leagues. Marítimo play at the Barreiros beside the sea, and the Portuguese season runs August to May.

The MIUT crosses the island coast to coast in April, with shorter distances for people who value their knees. The Skyrace runs in summer.

A tarmac rally on the island's hairpins run in high summer, part of the European calendar, with free spectator points on the mountain stages.

Dive centres at Garajau work a marine reserve where the groupers are used to people; canyoning and coasteering operators run from Funchal year-round.