Customer Reviews
A useful map.. - By: Petercats, 07 Jun 2008 
This is a useful map. Two sided, one side is a streetmap of Funchal, size 40cm x 60cm, with alll districts & the major roads named. It marks alll the town bus routes & their terminuses. There is also a table showing details of their routes, & notes about bus services, etiquette, frequency... It would not be a substitute for a tourists plan of the very centre of Funchal, (though you can pick these up free everywhere).
The other side is a map of the island, 50cm x 80cm, scale 1:60,000, 5cm=3km, showing roads, contours, tourist information, a place-name index, plus details of the across-island bus routes, with timetable information for some routes. It would be a good map for someone touring the island.. though David Brawn's Tour & Trail map is at a larger scale & so can show more detail. I was glad I bought both maps before I went, as maps on sale in tourist shops were often much dearer than the price I paid on Amazon.
better than it looks - By: A. J. Gauld, 03 Oct 2006 
This appears very flimsy & not very clear but I found it more useful than the Biaritz map I also bought. It has lots of useful tourist info, like cafes/bars & viewpoints as well as a huge number of walks marked on it. The road information is not quite up to date (hardly surprising since they seem to be continuallly upgrading/building new ones). Contrary to other reports I found the Madeiran drivers friendly & polite & driving was not a problem, but the busses are regular & get into even the most unlikely places - & this map will helpm you find the right one if you need them.
