Bica

Bica is a neighborhood in Monte, Funchal. Bica is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marmeleiros, as well as near Piedade.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hospital dos Marmeleiros and Madeira Toboggan.

Hospital dos Marmeleiros

Hospital

Hospital dos Marmeleiros is a hospital in Monte, Madeira. In November 1930, the building was completed and the first patients were transferred there, making it one of the first hospitals in the country.

Madeira Toboggan

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Carros de cesto do Monte, known as Monte Toboggan – means of transportation from Monte in Funchal, the capital of Portuguese island Madeira. It consists of carts that are wicker baskets mounted on skids, sometimes compared to toboggan.

Madeira Botanical Garden

Garden

Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Madeira Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Funchal, Madeira, opened to the public in 1960. The area was previously part of an estate belonging to the family of William Reid, founder of Reid's Hotel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte and Imaculado Coração de Maria.

Monte

Suburb

Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Monte is a civil parish in the municipality and a suburb of Funchal in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. Locally, the parish is also known as Nossa Senhora do Monte.

Imaculado Coração de Maria

Suburb

Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Imaculado Coração de Maria is a civil parish in the municipality of Funchal in the archipelago of Madeira. Imaculado Coração de Maria, which is Portuguese for The Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a suburb of Funchal.