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Monuments in Calheta
Igreja Matriz da Calheta / Igreja do Espírito Santo
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Avenida Dom Manuel I, 23
9370, Calheta
Manueline and Mannerist church with a longitudinal plan, built in the late 15th century and expanded and remodeled in the 17th century. Inside, highlights include the Renaissance holy water font and the ebony tabernacle.

Capela de Nossa Senhora do Loreto
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Arco da Calheta
9370, Arco da Calheta
A revivalist and Manueline church with a longitudinal plan and a single nave, featuring a Renaissance holy water font. It was built in the 16th century and underwent renovations in the 20th century.

Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Madeira - MUDAS
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Estrada Simão Gonçalves Câmara, 37
9370-139, Calheta
A typical rural manor house built in the 16th century, enlarged in the 18th century, and converted into a Cultural Center in the 20th century. Its amphitheater/art gallery hosts a variety of temporary exhibitions, theater and dance performances, film screenings, and art workshops.

Igreja Paroquial de São Pedro
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Largo Cónego Homem de Gouveia
9385, Ponta do Pargo
A mannerist church with a longitudinal plan composed of a sole nave and two sid chapels. Inside, a special note to the several retables of the 20th century.

Igreja do Arco da Calheta / Igreja de São Bráz
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Rua Padre José Eduardo Faria
9370-050, Arco da Calheta
A mannerist and revivalist church with a longitudinal plan, where the paintings in the Chapel of Our Lady of Fátima and the side retables stand out.

Capela de São Francisco Xavier
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ER222
9370, Lombo das Laranjeiras
A mannerist chapel with a simple longitudinal plan where the decorative detail in the entablature's frieze above the portal stands out and, on the inside, a painting of the 18th century.

Casa Setecentista e Capela de Jesus, Maria, José
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ER101
9370, Atouguia
A mannerist and baroque house, with two floors, dating back to the 18th century. A chapel was built in the house during the 20th century, side by side with an older chapel.

Homenagem aos Pescadores
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Rua do Cais
9370, Paúl do Mar
A stone statue that represents a human figure, built as a tribute to the fishermen.

Capela de Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso
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Caminho Lombo da Estrela
9370, Lombo da Estrela
A chapel with a simple longitudinal plan where only a bell tower stands out. Inside, a special note to an altar with a painted canvas above it.

Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
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Caminho do Serrado
9370, Amoreiras
A revivalist chapel with a simple longitudinal plan, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.Inside, a special note to the high choir with a wooden balustrade and to the font in painted masonry.
