Igreja de São Martinho

Funchal


High above west Funchal rises the highly visable, whitewashed spire of the Igreja de São Martinho, a big early-20th-century creation. The interior is highly decorative and neoclassical in design and the grounds have great views over the west end of the Hotel Zone. Bus 4 climbs up here from the city centre.


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