Place quinta/estate Imaculado Coração de Maria Funchal
Quinta da Palmeira
Imaculado Coração de Maria · Funchal
estate on the Estrada da Levada de Santa Luzia, reached by the Caminho da Torrinha, near Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location
Fine estate near Funchal, on the Levada de Santa Luzia road, owned by the industrialist Henrique Hinton and noted for its vegetation. In 1940 its garden preserved the window from the house where Christopher Columbus is said to have lived. It also served as an episcopal residence with a recently built chapel, and its owner gave visiting aviators a lunch there; a dragon tree at its entrance was uprooted.
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- Terços — Estate in Terços serving as episcopal residence, with a recently built chapel.
- Palmeira (quinta) — Subject of the entry.
- Quintas — Quinta owned by H. Hinton, noted for its vegetation.
- Columbus (Christopher) — Estate where the window was preserved in 1940.
- Dragon tree (Dracaena draco) — A dragon tree at the entrance to this quinta was uprooted.
- Levada de Santa Luzia (road) — One of the finest quintas near Funchal, on the road.
- Aviation — Estate where its owner gave the aviators a lunch.