Place sítio/locality Santa Luzia Funchal
Vale Formoso
Santa Luzia · Funchal
sítio in the parish of Santa Luzia, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
Vale Formoso is a valley and locality in the parish of Santa Luzia, Funchal, a notable part of the Funchal valley, and was once owned entirely by Gonçalo Aires Ferreira. It is the site of the chapel of Nossa Senhora do Vale and of the demolished 1744 chapel of Nossa Senhora da Esperança. Dr Kalley's quinta there was sacked on 9 August 1846, and his furniture and library were burnt.
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- Nossa Senhora da Esperança (chapel) — Site of the demolished 1744 chapel.
- Our Lady of the Valley (chapel) — Site of the chapel.
- Kalley (Dr Robert Reid) — Site of Kalley's quinta, sacked on 9 August 1846.
- Cerveira e Sousa (Dom José Xavier de) — Site of Kalley's residence, whose furniture and library were burnt.
- Madeira (relief: slopes, plateaux and valleys) — Notable part of the Funchal valley.
- Valleys — Included with the Funchal valley in the panorama described.
- Ferreira (Gonçalo Aires) — Valley owned entirely by Gonçalo Aires.