Place church/chapel Machico
Chapel of St Roch
Capela de São Roque
Machico
bay of Machico, parish and municipality of Machico, Madeira
Old chapel of São Roque standing above the bay of Machico, overlooking the ocean, with the São Roque spring at its foot and an old, abandoned landing place beside it. Its confraternity rebuilt it on its present site in 1739, and it is known for its fine azulejo tiles depicting the life of the saint.
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- Machico (parish) — Old chapel at the west end of the bay, beside the springs.
- Machico (cove, harbour and quay) — Chapel at the south end of the bay beside an old, abandoned landing place.
- St Roch (chapel) — The subject of the entry, overlooking the ocean at Machico.
- São Roque do Faial (parish) — Sixteenth-century chapel that gave the parish its name.
- Faial (parish) — Chapel that became the seat of a new parish in 1848.