Parque Municipal do Monte (Parque Leite Monteiro)

The Region's highest municipal garden, between 543 and 586 m, 26,000 m² in the heart of Monte, laid out at the end of the 19th century. Native and exotic species, including centuries-old trees; at the entrance, a bandstand and a marble fountain with the image of Nossa Senhora do Monte; in the centre, a lake with a map of the island carved in stone. Paths paved with small basalt pebbles run through the whole park — to be walked between the church, the cable car and the sledge departure.