Capela de Santo Amaro (Santa Cruz)

Built in the first half of the twentieth century on the rubble of a 1641 hermitage, the chapel changed approach: the altar was moved and the Gothic front gave way to a plainer Baroque design. Inside, an image of Santo Amaro in gilded, estofado wood holds the eye. The patron saint's feast falls every 15 January: in Madeira it marks the end of the Christmas season and comes with the tradition of 'cleaning out the cupboards'.