Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan a food route through Funchal's old town
Your local guide
Catarina Freitas
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Highlights
- A food route, planned together live
- Where bolo do caco is still baked
- How to spot real scabbardfish on a menu
- A five-stop list to take with you
- Funchal's food geography, explained clearly
About this tour
This call is a planning session rather than a walk, built around Funchal's food geography and the best order to see it in. Catarina talks through the market, the old town streets and a few stalls that only locals tend to know. You come away with a route rather than a single stop.
The two segments move from where to start to what to actually look for once you are there, with Catarina sketching the route live and answering questions as they come up. It runs shorter than her walking sessions since it is built for planning.
This suits anyone about to visit Funchal who wants a local's food route worked out in advance. It also works well as a companion to one of the walking sessions, booked either before or after.
Included
- A 45-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Funchal, recommendations, or just questions.
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Where to start 15 min
We talk through Funchal's food geography on the call, the market, the old town streets and which stalls open early. I sketch out a route on screen so you know the order that works best.
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What to look for 15 min
I explain what a good bolo do caco looks like straight off the stone and how to spot scabbardfish on a menu under its Portuguese name. You leave with a short list of five places, in order.
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Your questions 7 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Madeira time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Funchal: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. This one is a planning call rather than a walk.
Times shown in Madeira time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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