In one of the highest parts of the Francisco Gomes Square, where there's a garden with a view to a small marina, one can find the Arco da Vila (Village Archway), which is the entrance to the old Faro inside the medieval walls. Above the walls, one can see the small chapel of Our Lady of the Ó. Following the Município Street one reaches a nicely proportioned square where the see is to be found. It's worth to look attentively at the Bishop's Court with its rooftops shaped like scissors. As you stroll along the streets by the walls, you …

The CS Madeira Atlantic Resort & Sea SPA is now VidaMar Resort. Changed the name, but space continues to offer all the conditions that the designation Resort implies. Overlooking the sea and unavoidable presence on the South coast of the island, the hotel is only five minutes from Funchal city centre and 18 km from the international airport of Madeira. Surrounded by a magnificent garden area, the two buildings of contemporary architecture favour the use of natural light in all public areas. Over the Sea stands an Ocean platform where Tower four saltwater outdoor pools, bar, restaurant, terrace, among other …

This church's highlights include the ogival side portico, the vault covering the high choir, and the 14th-century Gothic stone high relief depicting Santiago fighting the Moors. Over the centuries, the building underwent alterations, revealing vestiges from various periods. The four sections of the central nave and side naves, separated by broken arches on octagonal pillars with cubic capitals, the Porta do Sol (Sun Gate) with its broken archivolt, the high relief in the subchoir, and the tomb of Álvaro Mendes Brito are some examples of the Gothic style. The Manueline style is evident in the structure of the original transept, …

Silvares is on of the oldest villages in the parish and its houses are placed around the mother church, on the banks of the Zêzere river. It stands out for its narrow streets with old houses and features the following monuments: chapels of Saint Sebastião, Espírito Santo, Saint Eufémia and Saint Luzia, the crucifix, the fountains and th roman fountains. The crafts work includes drums, flutes, adufes (a kind of a tambourine), iron objects, regional embroideries and more.

Convent built by D. Lourenço Pires de Távora in 1558. It has a façade surrounded by corners topped off in the acroteria by flames and an interior porch with three arches. The large window of the choir is topped by a niche with a clay sculpture. In the galilee, tile panels stand out. Located in the area of the Protected Landscape of Arriba Fóssil da Costa de Caparica, from there you can contemplate the landscape of the coast of Lisbon, Estoril and Cascais.

Built in the 13th century to house the mendicant order of San Francisco, it underwent several renovations in the following centuries, with the Mannerist façade dating back to 1635. In the second half of the 19th century, in the convent area, it was built the Military Hospital and, later, the Duke of Bragança Asylum. Among the various 18th century altarpieces it has, the one in the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição stands out, in which some rocaille applications are notorious.

Temple of neo-baroque structure, built in the early 20th century, on the site of the apparitions of our Lady. Dominated by a central tower of several floors, the colonnade is decorated by ceramic panels representing the Via Crucis. Designed by the Dutch architect Gerard van Kriechen and continued by the architect João Antunes, stands out for its dimensions, the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the niche of the tower and the mosaic that represents the Holy Trinity crowning of our Lady.

Religious architecture consisting of nave and chancel, separated by a Transept. The interior retains some of the symbolic religious figures, like a dead Christ with the Holy Women and s. John the Evangelist. It stands out, too, the altar in gilded, coffered ceiling and the niches of the main Chapel, where you can see 2 figures carved in stone from Ançã, depicting Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. The ceiling panels saves the Via Crucis.

With a great architectonical simplicity, the Almas chapel dates from the beginning of the XVIII, and was repaired and enlarged in 1801. In 1929, the façades were covered with azulejos, by Eduardo Leite, representing the life of São Francisco de Assis and of Santa Catarina. The main façade presents a glass window by the painter Amândio Silva. Inside, the panel painted by Joaquim Rafael, representing the Lord’s Ascension and the image of Nossa Senhora das Almas stand out.

This is the best-known dish in the local gastronomic culture. Vegetables, pork and beef sausages are placed in a pan and placed in the heat of the boilers for around six hours. Then just dig out the pot and enjoy. At Lagoa das Furnas, as long as you show up early, you can cook your own stew, with the help of a person responsible for the Furnas Parish Council. Otherwise, the various restaurants in the surrounding area offer this delicacy.