Parish church of Machico
A 15th-century church with a Manueline doorway donated by King Manuel I, one of the oldest on Madeira.
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A 15th-century church with a Manueline doorway donated by King Manuel I, one of the oldest on Madeira.
A small chapel said to stand where the island's first church was built, focus of a candlelit procession each October.
A small 18th-century triangular fort on the bay, built to defend the town from pirates.
A sheltered beach of golden sand in the bay, calm and good for swimming.
Verified: 2026-04-06
A hill above the bay where fires once warned of pirate ships, with a wide view over Machico and the east coast.
Verified: 2026-04-06
The bare, windswept eastern tip of Madeira, with a spectacular coastal trail between red and black cliffs.