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Photo Friday: The Painted Doors Of Funchal, Madeira

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You may have gathered that I loved our trip to Madeira!

One of the many things I enjoyed about it was wandering around Funchal looking for the painted doors. This proved easy enough as they’re mostly concentrated on Rua de Santa Maria, so once we got onto that street, I simply walked to the end.

If you know me, you’ll know that two of my favourite things on my travels are street art and nice doors – so this combination of both was right up my… street!

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I don’t have much time to write a proper post, so I thought I’d put together a photo post.

Here are a few of my favourite painted doors in Funchal.

Painted door with a mermaid on a swing, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a surveillance theme, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman's bum, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman and a musical instrument, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a cartoon man and woman wearing red hats, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
A door painted with green and red vertical stripes, with a lion and cub laying on some grass. Above is an anchor and ship wheel. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted shop front with a mural on the left of a man sitting, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman and a dog, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
A door frame painted burgundy with lots of flowers and patterns in greens and yellows. The door is red with a yellow sign above two vertical windows. There is a person painted wearing a blue jacket and armour, walking through a wasteland. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
A door that looks like it's covered in newspaper, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a weird mural with lots of eyeballs and someone asleep in a mouth while a ghost approaches them. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Looking down a street with a painted shop front and various painted doors. On the left is a woman which looks like a pencil drawing, on the shop front is religious mural on the left, and on the right is a colourful mural Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted shop front with religious mural on the left, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a girl in a pink and white dress sitting on a rock by the sea, looking out to sea while holding a bird of paradise flower, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman in a half painted comic effect, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted wall with two doors surrounded by floral paintings. On the left is a blue and yellow painting, and on the right is a weird door mural with lots of eyeballs and someone asleep in a mouth while a ghost approaches them. Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted shop front with a glass door on the right, a painted wall in the middle, and a painted door on the right, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with 8 panels of different art, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a man and a god, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a dog in a bakery, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Painted door with a woman in a dress, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

There are just so many great ones!

I can’t decide which is my favourite, but I reckon the mermaid and I also really like the one with the red floral frame and the person walking through what looks like a wasteland. I love the one of the girl sitting on the rock by the sea, too.

I also really like that they’re a bit different to your usual murals on walls. I already love taking photos of doors, but to be honest I imagine most of these would be completely nondescript without the paintings. So it’s fun to take something mundane and make it really interesting.

Between this and the Bordalo II murals and sculptures (see my main Madeira post for some of that!), it’s safe to say that Madeira has some really cool art.

Which door is your favourite?

Read more about Madeira here:
⭐ Mountains, Views & Gardens: Five Fabulous Days In Madeira

And if you also like doors:
⭐ Photo Friday: The Doors Of Stone Town, Zanzibar
⭐ Doors & Balconies Of Valletta, Malta’s Enchanting Capital

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7 Comments

  2. these are amazing, I really love street art and anything like this. Bright and fun! The mermaid is possibly my favourite too but they’re all amazing!

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  4. What a fantastic photo collection! The painted doors of Funchal are such a creative twist on street art—turning ordinary entrances into captivating masterpieces. The mermaid and the floral-framed wasteland scene sound especially striking. Madeira’s vibrant art scene is definitely worth exploring. Thanks for sharing these gems!

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