Fortim do Faial
Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Faial Fortress recreates a military battery, semicircular in plan, with ten English cannons that were fired during celebrations dedicated to Our Lady of the Nativity. It has a support house where the São Roque do Faial Parish Council exhibition room is located. From this point it is possible to observe a large stretch of the coast and, on clear days, Porto Santo, Serra da Penha d'Águia and the northern part of Ponta de São Lourenço.
- Easy external parking
- Castles & Fortresses
- Visitable (no guide)
- True
Characteristics
Monuments near Fortim do Faial
Capela de São Pedro
Small chapel, dated from the XVII century, with sober lines and mannerist portal and façade. It is surrounded by very peculiar and picturesque scenery.
Casas Típicas de Santana
These houses have a triangular shape and are covered in thatch. Popularly known as little houses of Santana. Originally, these houses were composed of an attic…
Fonte de Santa Ana
A small fountain with several faucets and a small structure on the top. It is located by the Parish House.
Igreja Matriz de São Jorge
A baroque church of the 17th century, composed of a sole nave and a lower and narrower main chapel, with a bell tower and a sacristy.
Moinho de Água de São Jorge
Powered by the waters of Levada do Rei, this recently restored water mill is more than three hundred years old and still grinds wheat, corn, barley and rye jus…
