Funchal

Funchal is a locality in União das freguesias de Igreja Nova e Cheleiros, Mafra, Lisbon District. Funchal is situated nearby to the hamlet Quintas, as well as near Avessada.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Limestone pavement and Mafra station.

Limestone pavement

Nature reserve

A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks. Limestone pavement is situated 4 km south of Funchal.

Mafra station

Railway station

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Mafra station is a railway station.

Capela do Espírito Santo

Church

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Capela do Espírito Santo is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Negrais and Venda do Pinheiro.

Negrais

Village

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Negrais is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Funchal.

Venda do Pinheiro

Town

Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish. Venda do Pinheiro is situated 4 km east of Funchal.