Forte do Ilhéu da Pontinha
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.
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Characteristics
Monuments near Forte do Ilhéu da Pontinha
Chafariz do Largo do Chafariz
Fountain with a water spout and high pillar, set on two circular steps.
