Miradouro do Cristo Rei (Garajau)

At Ponta do Garajau, in the parish of Caniço, the Cristo Rei overlooks the Garajau Partial Nature Reserve, with its clear waters and exuberant biodiversity, part of Funchal bay, Caniço de Baixo and the Atlantic. The statue of the Sacred Heart, arms open towards the ocean, was commissioned and paid for by councillor Aires de Ornelas, son of the last majorat of Caniço, and inaugurated on 30 October 1927 at the top of the coastal ravine.