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Mosteiro de Santo António - Irmãs Clarissas
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Caminho do Pomar do Miradouro
9020, Funchal
Igreja do Colégio dos Jesuítas/ Igreja de São João Evangelista
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Rua dos Ferreiros Estrada
9000, Funchal
Church at the Colégio dos Jesuítas (Jesuit College), which is now the Madeira and Católica Universities. It is a mannerist building from the XVII century, with various paintings from the XVII and XVIII centuries inside. The beautiful altar at the chapel of the Eleven Thousand Virgins and the glazed tiles at the vestry walls are worthy of notice.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte
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Caminho das Tílias
9050, Funchal
Church built in the XVIII century in the place where a chapel from the XV century used to be. Inside are visible some goldsmithery from the XVII and XVIII centuries and some paintings. At the lateral chapel is the body of Charles Habsburg, Emperor of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia, exiled in 1931 to Madeira.
Quinta Vigia / Presidência do Governo Regional / Antiga Quinta das Angústias
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Avenida do Infante, 1
9000, Funchal
Palace with an irregular rectangular drawing, an addorsed mannerist chapel, dated from the XVI century. It is placed in a large and pleasant park with trees and walkways. It is the headquarters of the Madeira regional Government since 1984.
Palácio dos Ornelas
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Rua do Bispo, 16
9000-073, Funchal
Baroque palace with rectangular plant and three floors. In the upper floor stands out a mannerist portal headed with a coat of arms. It was built in the XVII century and suffered profound remodelling in the XVIII century. Nowadays it is occupied with some shops and services.
Forte do Ilhéu da Pontinha
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Cais da Pontinha
9000, Funchal
Accordingly to the existent bibliography, facts indicate that this fort was the refuge of Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, the finders of Madeira, before they reached the archipelago. In one of the extremities it is still possible to see the triangle where the sailors fastened their boats.
Forte de São Tiago
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Travessa do Forte, 8
9060-123, Funchal
Fortress built in the XVII century to protect the city against pirates’ attacks, being enlarged in the XVIII century. It was used with military ends until 1992, year in which it was given to the Regional Government, which turned it into a cultural space, so that now is the Contemporary Art Museum.
Fortaleza e Palácio de São Lourenço
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Avenida de Zarco
9001-902, Funchal
The name "Palácio de São Lourenço" refers to a monumental ensemble that comprises the Fortress, begun in the first half of the 16th century and completed in the Philippine period, and the Palace itself, comprising the halls on the noble floor dating from the last quarter of the XVIII century and the interior gardens. Currently, it is the official residence of the Minister of the Republic for the Madeira Autonomous Region.
Fortaleza de São João Baptista
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Rua do Castelo, 17
9000-206, Funchal
Fortress built in the second half of the 17th century. Initially was the city's gunpowder store (intended for all forts and towers on the island) and used to defend the city from corsair attacks, also functioning as a prison. From the mid-twentieth century, it was handed over to the navy, which installed the Armada Communications Center there.