Scary cable car well worth the trip down to a garden/farm with restaurant and beach. Not for the feint hearted but good fun overall. Lovely meal in the restaurant with local wine and Madeira available (and partaken).

Well worth a visit but beware the secret of this gem is now very much out. Priced similarly to the main cable car in Funchal. The excellent restaurant at the bottom can be very busy, particularly if there is a coach tour in. Still worth the effort for the views. We were fortunate a few years ago to have arrived when the cable car was closed for maintenance...and had the opportunity to ride in the vertical farmers lift - now that was a little scary !

Absolutely love this place "discovered" it in September, and could not wait to return. which I just have and it still felt so special. It is possible to stay overnight which I am planning to do in June when back in Madeira. Please arrange a trip there, you will not regret it,,,,just magical.

Not far west of Funchal. Free parking mainly on the approach road to the cable car and a small area by turning circle, but not much of it. It was a relatively quite February day when we were here, so I can only imagine what it might be like in the height of the season. Cable car was 12 euro each return, very steep. You then walk through the fruit area. Don’t get too excited about this, it is a glorified allotment except when you think of from whence you came to get here. It is quite a walk from the cable car to the restaurant so be prepared if walking is an issue. I think there is access to a lift in a golf cart but I cant say for sure. Certainly an interesting and unique spot for lunch or just a drink and snack/ice cream. Good menu- again think where you are, some interesting combinations. We arrived about 1 without a reservation and it was fine. It did get busier but still plenty of room. Again in high season booking may be necessary and do allow time for the ride and the walk and possibly a long walk from where you manage to park your car, taxi may be an option. The fruit plate was a little disappointing considering the whole point of the place, with only 3 fruits, banana, avocado and melon. The banana with cheese and honey was a new one and a good combination. A stronger, or more, cheese would have made it even better though. The Espada/Scabbard fish with banana was very good The beach is not very pretty nor sandy but a spot to while away the time. Lizards a plenty among the plants and stone and crabs on the rocks along the short concrete pier.

Amazing views and lovely location. We made our own way here by taxi and took the very steep cable car ride down to the pebbled beach. Lovely walk though the farm grounds to get to the restaurant. The food was ok, bit expensive, but given nothing else in the area its not too bad. There are some sun-beds for rent and steps into the sea. Cable car was quick and the views outstanding both up and down the cliff.