New Year´s Eve in MADEIRA ISLAND If there is a place where life is celebrated, this place is on Madeira Island. At the end of each year is celebrated the end of another cycle of 365 days lived as intensely as memory allows. 27 Dec 2019 min de leitura The Christian traditions of the Christmas season are combined with the joyous manifestations of the coming of the new year, in a rich and extensive program of cultural, ethnographic and artistic manifestations that covers the whole of December and lasts until the day of Kings. . The specific conditions of Funchal's amphitheater transform it into a grand crib illuminated with thousands of lights that run through the city's main arteries, offering an unusual setting. Let yourself be conquered by the Funchal trade and the shopping frenzy, from international brands to the most varied handicrafts. Funchal is an authentic open-air shopping center. An island party, in hotels, restaurants, bars and streets that, to mark the New Year, light the skies of Funchal with fireworks (Winner of the Guinness Book) for about ten minutes. It is undoubtedly an authentic dawn that welcomes the arrival of a new life! Source: Visit Portugal Share article FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppCopy link