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Centro Cultural John dos Passos
- art
Rua Príncipe Dom Luís, 3
9360-218, Ponta do Sol
This center has a scientific research center that studies issues related to the Portuguese-descendant writer John dos Passos and his vision of the United States.
Miradouro da Esperança
- country
- leisure
Rua da Esperança
9360, Ponta Do Sol
This viewpoint, located on a jetty next to the sea, offers a magnificent view of the ocean and the island's rugged landscape.
Parque Infante Dom Henrique
- country
- leisure
Rua Santo António
9360-450, Ponta do Sol
Small park offering beautiful views of the ocean and the entire neighboring region. Very pleasant flowery place, with some benches where you can rest and enjoy the landscape.
Casa da Lombada dos Esmeraldos / Casa dos Esmeraldos
- heritage
Lombada dos Esmeraldos
9360, Lombada dos Esmeraldos
Manor house with a rectangular plan, initially with a store on the ground floor and a house on the upper floor. In the 80s of the 20th century, a school was adapted.
Igreja da Madalena do Mar / Igreja de Santa Maria Madalena
- heritage
Rua do IV Centenário
9360-415, Madalena do Mar
Mannerist and Baroque church with a longitudinal plan and a single nave, built in the 16th century and expanded in the 18th century. Inside, highlights include a collateral chair and two decorated tribunes.
Igreja Paroquial dos Canhas / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
- heritage
Estrada Igreja da Piedade, 30
9360, Lombo da Piedade
Baroque church with a longitudinal plan and a single nave, built in the 18th century and remodeled in the 20th century. The interior decoration dates back to the 20th century, in the Neo-Mannerist and Neo-Baroque style.
Praia de Ponta do Sol
- beach
ER101
9360-219, Ponta do Sol
Pebble beach known for its mild temperatures throughout the year. It has a bar-restaurant, toilet facilities and access for the disabled.
Praia da Madalena do Mar
- beach
Madalena do Mar
9360-418, Madalena do Mar
Beach with clear and calm waters with a jetty to access the sea and two access ramps to the beach. It has a restaurant, three bars, a children's playground and a volleyball court.
Capela do Espírito Santo da Lombada
- heritage
Lombada dos Esmeraldos
9360, Lombada dos Esmeraldos
Baroque chapel with a longitudinal plan and an interrupted pediment frontispiece. It was built in the 18th century and underwent renovation work in the 20th century. Inside, highlights include some baroque paintings and canvases framed in gilded woodwork on the ceilings of the nave.
Igreja Matriz de Ponta do Sol / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz
- heritage
Rua Doutor João Augusto Teixeira
9360-219, Ponta do Sol
Manueline and Neo-Mannerist church with a longitudinal plan and a single nave, built in the 16th century, enlarged in the 18th century and restored in the 20th century.