Every resident of the island knows this unassuming brick-colored building in the port area. Moreover, it annually attracts more tourists than any other museum in Madeira. There is no mystery: it's all about the boy, the youngest son, who was born in a large family in Funchal on February 5, 1985. His mother's surname was dos Santos, and his father's surname was Aveiro. He worked as a gardener, she was a cook. And their son has started playing ball as soon as he could walk. I hope you've guessed who I'm talking about. The native of Madeira, the great "number 7", the living legend, the owner of all possible titles and awards, football player Cristiano Ronaldo. CR7 (as the soccer player is called for short) has made Madeira famous all over the world. It is not surprising that there is a museum of the national hero established in his homeland in 2013, as well as Madeira International Airport named after Cristiano Ronaldo in 2016. By the way, not everyone enters the museum itself. Some prefer to only take pictures with a bronze sculpture of Cristiano at the entrance and buy souvenirs in the lobby. But if soccer means something to you, you know the difference between a winger and a goalkeeper, and between dribbling and an offside position, then you will definitely not refuse to pay a small entrance fee to enter the holy of holies.

In the main hall, visitors are greeted by two wax figures of the soccer player: one in the Juventus kit and another one wearing the Portuguese national team. The stands and racks are full of all sorts of cups and awards. After all, Cristiano Ronaldo played his debut match at the age of 6. At the age of 15, he first came out to defend the honor of the country as part of the youth team. As a rule, visitors are especially attracted to playing shirts and boots. You see that everything is real. Cristiano did wear them a lot on the soccer pitches: they are streaked with sweat, blood, and dirt. In the center of the hall, there are two interactive displays. The first one shows a match chosen by visitors. So they can watch Ronaldo scoring or raising the European Cup over his head. The second one is used to take photos with an almost completely real but still digital soccer player.