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Forte de São João Baptista / Forte do Desembarcadouro
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Rua do Leiria
9200-107, Machico
The São João Baptista fort, next to the recreational port of Machico, was built by order of the Governor of Madeira, Captain-General Duarte Sodré Pereira, in 1708. It is also called Forte do Desembarcadouro because the discoverers disembarked nearby the island, Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. It defended the bay of Machico, doing crossfire with the fort of Nossa Senhora do Amparo. Inside there is a neo-Gothic chapel, dedicated to the saint after whom the fortress is named.
Engenho de Cana-de-açúcar no Sítio das Casas Próximas
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Rua do Cais
9225-050, Porto da Cruz
It is a 19th century sugar cane mill, classified as a Property of Local Cultural Value. Belonging to Companhia de Engenhos do Norte, which still manufactures cane spirits there, it is the only sugar mill operating according to the original 19th century technology, constituting a museum center of great heritage importance.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição / Igreja Matriz de Machico
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Alameda Dr. António Teixeira de Oliveira, 1
9200-107, Machico
Temple ordered to be built by Branca Teixeira, daughter of the first Captain-Donatário Tristão Vaz Teixeira, based on the 14th century Capela dos Reis Magos, remodeled and expanded in the second half of the 15th century and becoming the Main Church of Machico.
Núcleo Museológico de Machico
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Rua do Ribeirinho, 15
9200-102, Machico
The Machico Museum Center is a cultural institution created by the Machico City Council, after the restoration of the Solar do Ribeirinho property (built in the 17th century). In this museum you can find, in an interactive way, stories and characters that made up the current City of Machico throughout its almost 600 years of history, distributed across the four thematic areas on display.
Museu da Baleia da Madeira
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Rua Garcia Moniz, 1
9200-031, Caniçal
This space provides information about the history of whaling, the biological aspects of these animals and the protection actions they are currently targeted. In the Madeira archipelago, 24 species of cetaceans have been confirmed to date, frequently or occasionally.
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo
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Rua General António Teixeira de Aguiar
9200-084, Machico
Ancient fortress with a triangular plan, built in the 18th century to defend Machico beach, crossing fire with the fort of São João do Desembarcadouro. It is part of the typology of 17th century Iberian bastioned forts. Currently, a tourist office operates here.
Palácio do Pelourinho / Cadeia Comarcã e Posto da GNR
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Largo da Imaculada Conceição
2150-125, Golegã
Noble 18th century building that once worked as a county jail and Republican National Guard post, as a telegraph station and as the State Secretariat for Agriculture and Food. Currently, it functions as a museum.
Igreja Matriz da Azinhaga / Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Rua do Espírito Santo
2150-034, Golegã
Chapel probably built in the second half of the 17th century, presenting characteristics of Mannerist and Baroque architecture. It consists of three naves with five bays, a main chapel flanked by side chapels, and a bell tower.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos / Igreja da Misericórdia da Golegã
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Rua José Relvas
2150-200, Golegã
Mannerist chapel probably built in 1570. In the 17th century it was covered with tiles and, in the 19th century, the main altar altarpiece was placed. A highlight is the set of 17th-century polychrome pattern tiles that cover the walls.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Largo da Imaculada Conceição, 52
2150-166, Golegã
16th century temple with three naves, separated by pointed diaphragm arches, where a magnificent Manueline portal with a serrated arch flanked by twisted columns stands out on the main facade. The interior, also Manueline, is enriched with some modern elements, such as the Renaissance pulpit and the 18th century tiles in the main chapel.