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Wine Museum of Madeira
Visit one of the wineries of Madeira, located in a Medieval monastery and try its delicious wines, impregnated with history.
Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
© Turismo da Madeira
After leaving the hubbub of the main street of Funchal, you could go into the quiet courtyards of Adegas de São Francisco and your conception of time will change. Here you can find bottled wines from 1860, slowly getting older in the top floor, guarded in Brazilian satinwood or American oak barrels.
This old wooden building, with its balconies full of wisteria, was once the Saint Francis Convent, and it was turned into a winery only in 1834. At that time, Madeiran wines were sailed to the Ecuador with the belief that the sea movement improved the wine. The production process suffered a huge transformation when, by chance, it was discovered that the unique Madeiran wine was not caused by the movement, but by the heat.
Nowadays, the wine is “boiled” in big jars with the sun’s heat, helped by hot water pipes. All this can be seen while you have a walk through the courtyards, where you can see the old wooden presses and books about the art of mixing the wines, just as the rooms heated with the delicious smell of old wood and wine, which are the prelude of the amusement of the testing room, when the visit is done. This room is decorated with murals from 1922 painted by Max Romer.
More information:
Location:
Avenida Arriaga 28, Funchal, Madeira.
Ticket price:
Guided tours 4,20€.
Opening hours:
Open from Monday to Friday from 9h30 to 18h30, with guided tours at 10h30, 14h30, 15h30 and 16h30.
Saturdays from 10h00 to 13h00, with guided tour at 11h00.
Closed on Sundays.
Telephone:
(+351) 291 740 110.
Recommended Excursions:
Mapa Interactivo:
Madeira
What to see:
- Funchal
- Mercado dos Lavradores Market
- Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
- Arte Sacra Museum of Funchal
- Cathedral of Funchal
- Historical Centre of Funchal
- Santa Clara Convent
- Contemporary Art Museum of Funchal and São Tiago Fortress
- Museu do Bordado do Funchal (Embroidery Museum)
- Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira’s Botanic Garden)
- Parque de Santa Catarina Park
- Museological Area of the São Lourenço Palace
- Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum
- Funchal Natural History Museum
- São João do Pico Fortress
- Igreja do Socorro Church
- Igreja de São Pedro Church
- Capela do Corpo Santo Chapel
- Igreja do Colégio de São João Evangelista Church
- Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
- Funchal Toy Museum
- Casa da Luz Electricity Museum
- Cristiano Ronaldo Museum
- Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Pico do Areeiro
- Monte
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte Church
- QuintaTropical Monte Palace
- Terreiro da Luta
- Câmara de Lobos
- Cabo Girão Cape
- Curral das Freiras
- Calheta
- Ponta do Pargo
- Porto Moniz
- Aquário da Madeira Aquarium
- Natural pools of Porto Moniz
- Centro de Ciência Viva de Madeira
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul da Serra
- Ribeira Brava
- Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
- São Vicente
- Grutas de São Vicente Caves
- Ruta da Cal Museum Centre
- Seixal
- Praia da Laje or Jaimaica Beach
- Seixal Natural Pools
- Praia do Porto do Seixal Beach
- Miradouro do Véu da Noiva Overlook
- Santana
- Parque das Queimadas Park
- Madeira Thematic Park
- Ribeiro Frio Natural Park
- Pico Ruivo
- Machico
- Caniçal
- Museu da Baleia (Whale Museum)
- Prainha Beach
- Santa Cruz
- Aquapark
- Praia dos Reis Magos Beach
- Camacha
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