Miradouro do Terreiro da Luta

Above Monte — a parish created in 1565, perched at the top of the slopes that close Funchal's amphitheatre — the Terreiro da Luta gives an open view over the colourful mosaic of the city and, beyond, its bay. The place is also worth it for its monument: the Nossa Senhora da Paz sanctuary, a five-metre marble statue by the architect Emanuel Ribeiro, raised to fulfil the promise made by Madeirans during the shelling of Funchal by German submarines in 1917. A place of memory as much as a viewpoint; no fee shown.