Universo de Memórias João Carlos Abreu — Attraction in Funchal

Fascinating and eclectic collection of mostly ornamental items and artwork. For example, over 600 horses in a multitude of materials, from tiny to life size, a room full of hundreds of ties. Artifacts and objects from so many different countries. Very interesting, the only drawback is there are so many items that it is impossible to properly take them all in during a tour lasting 30 to 50 minutes. Very few items are labeled but the guide happily answers most questions when asked. We thought it was well worth a visit and reasonable cost...

This is a fascinating place, hosting items collected over the years by João Carlos Abreu, who used to be Madeira's minister of culture. The house is crammed full of objects and paintings. The display changes throughout the year; when we went, several nativity scenes features. The guide explained some highlights and we asked about others. We spent over an hour on the tour and could easily come back for more.

As reviewers have noted, access is only by the tours, which start...

A very unusual museum - all collected by one person. The collection is huge, varied, whimsical and, at times, mind-blowing. The house itself is quite unique with the interesting history in itself. A few notes - you can't wander around by yourself, the guided tours are every hour on the hour. No photography was allowed. It was only two of us on the tour and we were not rushed, so it was fine. The cafe is under refurbishment, but the little garden is very nice. We...