Fortified village with defensive organization consisting of three lines of walls. On the central platform, the urban planning shows an axial paved street, through the center of the village, appearing to intersect with another, forming four large units. Each one of them is divided into family nuclei made up of several buildings around a patio that is almost always paved. The excavations carried out from the beginning of the 20th century confirm the occupation of this region in a period that extends from the 7th century BC. until the 1st century AD.

Church built in the XVIII century in the place where a chapel from the XV century used to be. Inside are visible some goldsmithery from the XVII and XVIII centuries and some paintings. At the lateral chapel is the body of Charles Habsburg, Emperor of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia, exiled in 1931 to Madeira.

Palace with an irregular rectangular drawing, an addorsed mannerist chapel, dated from the XVI century. It is placed in a large and pleasant park with trees and walkways. It is the headquarters of the Madeira regional Government since 1984.

Baroque palace with rectangular plant and three floors. In the upper floor stands out a mannerist portal headed with a coat of arms. It was built in the XVII century and suffered profound remodelling in the XVIII century. Nowadays it is occupied with some shops and services.

Accordingly to the existent bibliography, facts indicate that this fort was the refuge of Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, the finders of Madeira, before they reached the archipelago. In one of the extremities it is still possible to see the triangle where the sailors fastened their boats.

Fortress built in the XVII century to protect the city against pirates’ attacks, being enlarged in the XVIII century. It was used with military ends until 1992, year in which it was given to the Regional Government, which turned it into a cultural space, so that now is the Contemporary Art Museum.

The name "Palácio de São Lourenço" refers to a monumental ensemble that comprises the Fortress, begun in the first half of the 16th century and completed in the Philippine period, and the Palace itself, comprising the halls on the noble floor dating from the last quarter of the XVIII century and the interior gardens. Currently, it is the official residence of the Minister of the Republic for the Madeira Autonomous Region.

Fortress built in the second half of the 17th century. Initially was the city's gunpowder store (intended for all forts and towers on the island) and used to defend the city from corsair attacks, also functioning as a prison. From the mid-twentieth century, it was handed over to the navy, which installed the Armada Communications Center there.

Statue representing a human figure with open arms, suspended on a structure. It pretends to celebrate peace and freedom.

Monument paying homage to the Madeiran who fought at Ultramar.