Cristiano Ronaldo has shared a £3.5k-a-week fishing village home with Georgina Rodriguez and children during the coronavirus pandemic – The US Sun

By Judy J. Beasley Last updated Mar 7, 2022

This is the stunning ocean-view villa that Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have rented for his family before he returned to Italy last summer during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Manchester United striker, then at Juventus, chose the £3,500-a-week six-bed property in a remote location near the fishing village of Canical after growing tired of his luxury flat in the capital of Madeira, Funchal, during the first lockdown.

Man Utd superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have moved to this incredible house by the sea in Carnical from his luxury apartment in Madeira last summerCredit: Airbnb

Portuguese hero Ronaldo reportedly hired this incredible property, but returned to Italy within daysCredit: Airbnb

Coronavirus lockdown hasn't hit Ronaldo too hard, judging by the living room — Coronavirus lockdown hasn’t hit Ronaldo too hard, judging by the living roomCredit: Airbnb

A video of Ronaldo, 36, posted on Instagram, showed him sprinting down a ramp with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, next to a red-roofed house with a large garden – very different from the city apartment of seven floors which he bought in 2019 and had stayed during the coronavirus lockdown.

‘IDEAL HOLIDAY HOME’

The villa rented by Ronaldo, which sleeps six, is in a gated estate and has a huge swimming pool set in a landscaped garden with palm trees, stunning views of the Atlantic and direct access to the beach below .

It also has a games room with a pool table and an outdoor barbecue.

It is described on local property website Madeira-legacy.com as “very private” and “the perfect holiday home for a family or a group of friends”.

Cristiano and Georgina are believed to have relaxed there with children Ronaldinho Jr and twins Eva and Matteo.

There is no shortage of entertainment at the property Ronaldo is said to have rented, including a games roomCredit: Airbnb

Ocean views enhance the luxury of the villa that Ronaldo and his family would have enjoyed last summerCredit: Airbnb

Kitchen facilities are barely cramped for Ronaldo, Georgina Rodriguez and their childrenCredit: Airbnb

Ronaldo returned to his native Portugal after confinementCredit: AFP or licensors

Correio da Manha’s Vidas magazine quoted a source as saying, “He felt he needed space, that he was a bit suffocated between four walls.

“This new place has a big garden and more privacy of course. Cristiano is very used to having a quiet life.

Ronaldo’s mother, Dolores Aveiro, who suffered a stroke last year, and her older brother Hugo are said to have remained in Funchal.

They live on the lower floors of the seven-storey building which the footballer bought in 2019 so he could enjoy the top two floors and its rooftop pool when in town.

The lack of privacy Cristiano had while being in Funchal meant that when he went out for a quick walk with his family, they were approached by fans and pictures were taken of them which went viral.

Georgina was also photographed out shopping a few days earlier.

Canical, half an hour’s drive east of Funchal, is home to around 6,000 people. It was the center of the whaling industry until the early 1980s and has a whale museum.

Emanuel Santos, the sculptor behind a bizarre Cristiano statue that was mocked around the world after it was unveiled at Madeira airport in March 2017, hails from Canical.

One of the sculptures he made before the unveiling of Ronaldo’s bust, depicting two fishermen sitting in a small fishing boat, stands on a roundabout at the entrance to the village.

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