Don't worry if you find it hard to locate this place. We were a bit taken aback by it at first - you wander up and down a few side roads and it's essentially a converted house. What a place though. It's deceptively huge inside and wonderful to wander around. Truly beautiful. You can tell that the owners have a... More

This was a lovely display of flowering orchids. However, it could be made even more interesting if the various species on display were labelled with their botanical and varietal names More

Pregetters Known as the Orchid Garden, situated on the hill above Funchal, this small garden is undercover and has more Orchid varities than I could ever remember, It was February 2012 when we visited and worried perhaps there would be a “No-Show” of Orchids at this time of year, Not so, there were so many on display It was hard... More

Didn't realise there were so many different types of orchids. It's quite difficult to find as it just looks like some bodies house. More

Ok late November isn't bloom time here! Yet on entering the huge polytunnel the young man was very pleasant indeed and most knowledgeable. They have signs asking you to smell the flowers (take care here if you do!) Oh the scent of all the flowers were divine! Now being a gardener of interesting plants and having lots of what I'll... More

About 300m from the south-east exit of the Botanical Gardens, including along a short steep decline and a short steep incline, you will find the Orchid Garden. There is a shop where you can buy orchids and other nicknacks, and there's a small outdoor cafe with beautiful views of Funchal. The area that the orchids are kept in is under-roof... More

Better done earlier in the year,as when we went there were not many Orchids out and most were over. More

We visited the orchid gardens at the beginning of January, I really love orchids and they are one of my favourite plants, but I was really disappointed with this garden. There were very few orchids on display, because of the time of year, but we still had to pay 5 euros. In comparison with Maderia's other gardens, this is small... More

All depends on the season. If you are lucky you maybe able to admire all kinds of orchids. More