Capela de São Pedro
A mannerist and baroque chapel built in the 17th century. Inside, a special note to the main retable of the late baroque in golden carvings and to the covering of the high altar with a fake wooden dome with decorative paintings.
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Monuments near Capela de São Pedro
Forte de São José
A fortress equipped with a line of eight small iron canons that once were used to defend the island.
Capela da Misericórdia do Porto Santo
A small mannerist chapel composed of a nave and of a narrower and lower high altar. On the outside, there is a small building with two floors where the Miseric…
Capela do Espírito Santo
A mannerist chapel built in the 17th century and rather modified during the 19th century. It is composed of a sole nave and a high altar, lower and narrower.
Câmara Municipal de Porto Santo
A building initially constructed in the 16th century. It has gone through several work of recovery and enlargement.
Estátua de Cristóvão Colombo
A statue of Christopher Columbus, placed on a pedestal, a tribute to this navigator who is believed to have lived in this place.
Fonte da Areia
A small fountain located inside a structure, with some benches inside. Its name (Fonte da Areia = Sand Fountain) comes from the large sand quantities in the pl…
