religious parish of Curral das Freiras was instituted in 1780. Later, on 17 March 1790, by regal charter (from Queen Maria I, Curral das Freiras became an independent...

island on which it breeds. The Portuguese name Freira means "nun"; the inhabitants of Curral das Freiras (Nun's Valley) near the breeding site claimed...

administrative division included the parishes of Câmara de Lobos, Curral das Freiras, Estreito de Câmara de Lobos and Campanário, all districts of Funchal...

Levada do Curral e Castelejo is a levada on the island of Madeira, which connects Curral das Freiras to Funchal and runs past an abandoned village called...

Monte, Funchal and Faial, and towards São Martinho and northwest to Curral das Freiras. São Roque is not connected with the urban sprawl of Funchal, but...

the city of Funchal, tourist destinations include: Ribeira Brava, Curral das Freiras, Porto Moniz, Santana, the Laurisilva forest, a UNESCO Natural Site...

Vicente to the northwest and northeast; Ponta Delgada in the northeast; Curral das Freiras and Campanário to the east, while Ribeira Brava is to the south. Encircled...

settlement, on the road between the southern part of Madeira and Curral das Freiras; the oldest settler was Pedro Gomes Galdo in this location, acquiring...

centre of Curral das Freiras. Curral das Freiras from Boca dos Namorados The start of the footpath to Curral das Freiras Curral das Freiras Cloudy day...

Mar Madeira 2,511 m (8,238 ft) Road 2001 Curral das Freiras Tunnel Túnel do Curral das Freiras Curral das Freiras, Madeira 2,383 m (7,818 ft) Road 2004 Caniçal...