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  • Forte Nossa Sra do Amparo
  • Engenho do Norte
  • Churches
  • Chapels
Paços do Concelho (Town Hall)

Paços do Concelho - Edifício Camarário, is a building with classical and neoclassical artectural influences.

The administrative and management services of the Municipal Council of Machico are located in this building.

Parish: Machico

Location: Largo do Município / E.R. 212

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Civil Architecture

Protection Status: Property of Municipal Interest (Res. 79/95 de 3/2/95)

Date of construction: Beginning of the 20th Century (1929)

Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

Parish: Porto da Cruz

Location: Sítio das Casas Próximas / E. R. 213 / Caminho do Cais

Class: Isolated building

Type: Industrial Architecture

Protection status: Property of Municipal Interest (Res. 79/95 de 3/2/95)

Date of construction: Beginning of the 20th Century

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

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Engenho do Norte - Porto da Cruz

Parish: Porto da Cruz

Location: Sítio das Casas Próximas / E. R. 213 / Caminho do Cais

Class: Isolated building

Type: Industrial Architecture

Protection status: Property of Municipal Interest (Res. 79/95 de 3/2/95)

Date of construction: Beginning of the 20th Century

Nossa Senhora do Amparo Fortress

Parish: Machico

Location: Largo Dr. José António d’Almada / Rua do Mercado / Alameda dos Plátanos

Class: Isolated Building

Type:Military Architecture

Date of Construction: 18th Century (1706)

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Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Ponta de São Lourenço Lighthouse

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Ponta de São Lourenço

Class: Lighthouse

Type: Civil Lighthouse

Protection Status: Property of Municipal Interest

Date of Construction: 19th Century (1870)

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Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço

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Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço

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Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço

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Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço

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Ponta de São Lourenço Lighthouse

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Ponta de São Lourenço

Class: Lighthouse

Type: Civil Lighthouse

Protection Status: Property of Municipal Interest

Date of Construction: 19th Century (1870)

Porto da Cruz Fortress

Parish: Porto da Cruz

Location: Sítio das Casas Próximas

Class: Isolated building

Type: Military Architecture

Protection Status: Property of Municipal Interest

Date of Construction: 18th Century

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Fortim do Porto da Cruz

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Fortim do Porto da Cruz

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Forte São João Baptista

Parish: Machico

Location: Caminho do Cais / Rua do Leiria / E.R. 212

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Military Architecture

Protection Status: Property of Public Interest (Dec. 30/762 to 26/09/40)

Date of Construction: 18th Century (1708)

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Forte de São João Batista

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Forte de São João Batista

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Forte São João Baptista

Parish: Machico

Location: Caminho do Cais / Rua do Leiria / E.R. 212

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Military Architecture

Protection Status: Property of Public Interest (Dec. 30/762 to 26/09/40)

Date of Construction: 18th Century (1708)

Municipal Heritage
Churches and Chapels

Parish Church
Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Parish: Machico

Location: Largo de Nossa Senhora da Conceição / Largo do Município / R. General António Teixeira de Aguiar

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction:Late 15th and early 16th century

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição

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Church
São José - Piquinho

Parish: Machico

Location: Sítio do Caramanchão

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 18th Century

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Igreja do Piquinho

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Church
São José - Piquinho

Parish: Machico

Location: Sítio do Caramanchão

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 18th Century

Parish Church
Santa Beatriz

Parish: Água de Pena

Location: Sitio da Igreja

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 18th Century (1745)

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Igreja de Santa Beatriz

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Igreja de Santa Beatriz

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Igreja de Santa Beatriz

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Parish Church
Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe

Parish: Porto da Cruz

Location: Rua da Igreja

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of construction: 20th Century (1957)

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Guadalupe

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Parish Church
Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe

Parish: Porto da Cruz

Location: Rua da Igreja

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of construction: 20th Century (1957)

Church
Nossa Senhora do Amparo

Parish: Machico - Ribeira Seca

Location: Rua Dom Martinho da Costa Lopes

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of construction: 18th Century

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Amparo

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Church
São Sebastião

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Sitio Cerrado da Igreja

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 18th Century (1749)

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Igreja de São Sebastião

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Igreja de São Sebastião

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Igreja de São Sebastião

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Parish Church
Caniçal

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Banda de Além

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 20th Century (1999)

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Igreja Matriz do Caniçal

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Parish Church
Caniçal

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Banda de Além

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 20th Century (1999)

Religious Heritage
Chapels

Coração de Jesus Chapel (Cardais) Capela

Parish: Água de Pena

Location: Sitio da Igreja

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of construction: Early 20th Century (1907)

Nossa Senhora da Graça Chapel

Parish: Machico

Location: Rua da Graça

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 17th & 18th Century

Nossa Senhora da Graça Chapel

Parish: Machico

Location: Rua da Graça

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious Architecture

Date of Construction: 17th & 18th Century

Nossa Senhora da Piedade Chapel

Parish: Caniçal

Location: Prainha / Monte Gordo ou da Piedade

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious architecture

Date of Construction: 17th Century

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São Roque Chapel

Parish: Machico

Location: Caminho de São Roque / Largo de São Roque

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious architecture

Date of construction: 18th Century

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São Roque Chapel

Parish: Machico

Location: Caminho de São Roque / Largo de São Roque

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious architecture

Date of construction: 18th Century

Senhor dos Milagres Chapel

Parish: Machico

Location: Largo do Senhor dos Milagres / E. R. 212

Class: Isolated building

Type: Religious architecture

Date of construction: 15th Century

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Paços do Concelho (Town Hall)

Paços do Concelho - Edifício Camarário, is a building with classical and neoclassical artectural influences.

The administrative and management services of the Municipal Council of Machico are located in this building.

Parish: Machico

Location: Largo do Município / E.R. 212

Class: Isolated Building

Type: Civil Architecture

Protection Status: Property of Municipal Interest (Res. 79/95 de 3/2/95)

Date of construction: Beginning of the 20th Century (1929)