Funchal Vacation Rental house: São Gonçalo

Funchal evenings: There is something magical about the light of a Funchal evening! While you enjoy a drink on the terrace of the Quinta, drink in also the warmth, calm and peace that surrounds you! There are very nice small restaurants nearby (historic old quarter) where one can eat fresh fish, or where you can listen to the 'Fado', the famous Portuguese song, for which a shawl, a voice and heartfelt emotion are the essential ingredients. Or a restaurant (within 5 minutes car ride) where you can eat the typical Madeira 'espetada' (grilled meat) and see and dance Madeirian folklore. Or choose the restaurants up the street from the Quinta where the food is very nice and where yoy can eat typical food of Madeira Island. Quinta São Gonçalo is definitely an alternative to Funchal hotels or to Madeira hotels.

Mountaineering and sea and pool bathing: 'Levadas' are watercourses which carry water from springs higher up the mountain sides to irrigate land all over the island. Their banks are lovingly planted with agapanthus lilies and hydrangeas, apart from a profusion of wild flowers. The levada walks are so accessible, so easy to find (10 min car ride from Quinta São Gonçalo), and often effortless to walk, that they become one of the reasons for choosing Madeira for your holidays. Another reason for choosing Madeira Island is the sea. During Summer, go on a safari through the ocean and apart from the breathtaking whale and dolphin spotting experience you will also get a glimpse of ocean wandering sea birds, some of which are found nowhere else in the world! Penha de França Mar Hotel, where our guests have a reduced entrance fee for sea and pool bathing, is located 4 km east from the Quinta São Gonçalo, and it is within an easy to walk or drive. Closer to the Quinta, 2 km, there is a public sea and pool bathing.

Golf and Quinta Sao Goncalo: Golf courses in Madeira and its year-round temperate climate turn Madeira Island into a golfer's paradise. Whichever course you choose (Palheiro Golf course or Santo da Serra Golf course), both offer fabulous views, lush subtropical vegetation or exotic flowers and a challenge. Palheiro Golf is reached in less than 10 min from Quinta São Gonçalo and Santo da Serra Golf is reached in 30 minute drive from the Quinta. Quinta São Gonçalo is definitely an alternative to Funchal hotels or to Madeira hotels.

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