Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte

The church of Funchal's heights, at the top of its staircase, one of the island's most beautiful and historic shrines: Charles I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, who died in exile at Quinta do Monte in 1922, still rests here. The 18th-century building keeps tile panels evoking Nossa Senhora do Monte and a set of late-18th-century paintings by Nicolau Ferreira. The parish holds one of Madeira's oldest and most popular festivals: novenas from 5 August, the big feast on 14 and 15 August. A step from the cable-car station and the sledge departure.