Santa Maria Street

Rua de Santa Maria, in Funchal

Rua de Santa Maria is one of the oldest streets of Funchal, famous for its painted doors. The Funchal audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque thoroughfare of the old town, become an open-air art gallery.

The street of painted doors

Rua de Santa Maria is one of the oldest streets of Funchal, in the heart of the old town, the Zona Velha. Narrow and picturesque, it is famous for its artistic project of the Painted Doors: dozens of doors have been decorated by artists, transforming the street into a real open-air gallery. Lined with restaurants and terraces, it is also the lively heart of the night and gourmet life of old Funchal, blending heritage, art and conviviality.

What to see

Here you wander before the dozens of doors painted by artists, in a narrow and picturesque street become an open-air gallery, in the heart of the old town. Rua de Santa Maria blends heritage, art and nightlife of old Funchal. It is a must-see and photogenic stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Rua de Santa Maria lies in the old town of Funchal, reachable on foot. It is a public street freely accessible at all times; the restaurants and terraces have their own hours. The street is peaceful by day to admire the painted doors, lively in the evening.

Why is Rua de Santa Maria famous?

For its project of the Painted Doors, which transformed its dozens of doors decorated by artists into an open-air gallery, in the old town of Funchal.

Where is Rua de Santa Maria?

In the old town of Funchal, in Madeira.