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Santa Cruz, Madeira
Discover the city of Santa Cruz and spend an amusing day on its aquatic park.
Santa Cruz
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The locality of Santa Cruz preserves a calmed environment during the whole year, despite the air traffic of the nearby Santa Catarina Airport. This fishing village still has numerous Manueline monuments from the first years of colonization.
In the main square, located in the centre of a beautiful public garden, stands the Igreja de São Salvador Church, from 1533. This church is flanked by a bell tower with a pyramidal roof, and its inside has a painted roof. It hosts a metal funeral plaque in honor of João Freitais.
On the other side of the square is found the Câmara Municipal (town hall), which has some gorgeous Manueline windows.
Its parish church dates from 1749 and is the oldest one in Madeira. Its similarity with the Catedral do Funchal Cathedral suggests that it was possibly designed by the same architect.
In the Rua da Ponta Nova is located the Palácio da Justiça (the Courthouse), built in the 19th century, with its splendid verandas and its stone staircase. This palace is surrounded by a park which is shadowed by beautiful flowering trees.
Two blocks South, there is a maritime promenade with palms and dragon trees that give it a dignified air. There you can find cafés, the town market, a public library with an art gallery, and an open-air theatre; without forgetting the aquatic centre with various pools.
Next to this city is also found the amusing Aquapark, the only aquatic park in Madeira.
Recommended Excursions:
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Madeira
What to see:
- Funchal
- Mercado dos Lavradores Market
- Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
- Arte Sacra Museum of Funchal
- Cathedral of Funchal
- Historical Centre of Funchal
- Santa Clara Convent
- Contemporary Art Museum of Funchal and São Tiago Fortress
- Museu do Bordado do Funchal (Embroidery Museum)
- Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira’s Botanic Garden)
- Parque de Santa Catarina Park
- Museological Area of the São Lourenço Palace
- Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum
- Funchal Natural History Museum
- São João do Pico Fortress
- Igreja do Socorro Church
- Igreja de São Pedro Church
- Capela do Corpo Santo Chapel
- Igreja do Colégio de São João Evangelista Church
- Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
- Funchal Toy Museum
- Casa da Luz Electricity Museum
- Cristiano Ronaldo Museum
- Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Pico do Areeiro
- Monte
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte Church
- QuintaTropical Monte Palace
- Terreiro da Luta
- Câmara de Lobos
- Cabo Girão Cape
- Curral das Freiras
- Calheta
- Ponta do Pargo
- Porto Moniz
- Aquário da Madeira Aquarium
- Natural pools of Porto Moniz
- Centro de Ciência Viva de Madeira
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul da Serra
- Ribeira Brava
- Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
- São Vicente
- Grutas de São Vicente Caves
- Ruta da Cal Museum Centre
- Seixal
- Praia da Laje or Jaimaica Beach
- Seixal Natural Pools
- Praia do Porto do Seixal Beach
- Miradouro do Véu da Noiva Overlook
- Santana
- Parque das Queimadas Park
- Madeira Thematic Park
- Ribeiro Frio Natural Park
- Pico Ruivo
- Machico
- Caniçal
- Museu da Baleia (Whale Museum)
- Prainha Beach
- Santa Cruz
- Aquapark
- Praia dos Reis Magos Beach
- Camacha
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