Family holidays to Canical

Friendly hotels

Laid-back Canical is a great place for a family holiday, serving up roomy village-style hotels with plenty in the way of facilities. Take the Quinta do Lorde. Swimming pools, buffet restaurants and kids’ clubs — you name it, and this hotel has got it. In town, you’ve got a working fishing harbour and history-packed whaling museum, as well as the starting lines several hiking trails.

Daytrips from Canical

Sandy Machico Beach curves around one of the coves close to Canical. Watersports centres, lifeguard stations, volleyball courts and football pitches all score it points with families. Meanwhile, the Madeiran capital of Funchal is just a 20-minute drive away from Canical. Family-friendly hits include the cable car that climbs up to Monte. Children really get a kick out of the traditional toboggan that whizzes back downhill.

Check out our family holidays to Canical — we stack up a great selection hotels, flights and daytrips.