Place street/square São Pedro Funchal
Largo do Marquês
São Pedro · Funchal
Parish of São Pedro, municipality of Funchal
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
Largo do Marquês is a square in Funchal, also known as Moinhos, near the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Saúde. It is named after the marquesses of Castelo Melhor, whose watermills nearby were demolished in 1898. It lies at one end of the Rua das Mercês and marks one end of the old Rua dos Moinhos.
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- Our Lady of Health (chapel) — Square near the chapel.
- Marquês (square) — The square that is the subject of this entry, also called Moinhos.
- Mills — Square named after watermills owned by the Castelo Melhor house.
- Moinhos (street) — Square marking the other end of the old street.
- Mercês (street) — Square at one end of the Rua das Mercês.