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Monte Palace Museum and Tropical Garden
Visit the Quinta Tropical Monte Palace and enjoy its exotic garden and its interesting museum.
Jardim Tropical Monte Palace
© FC Turismo da Madeira
The Quinta Monte Palace, owned by the Joe Berardo Foundation, is located in the city of Monte, in Madeira.
Tropical Garden Monte Palace,
© FC Turismo da Madeira
This house hosts the Tropical Garden Monte Palace, where you will find exotic lush vegetation with plants from all over the world. Among its outstanding species, the highlighted ones are the azalea, the heathers, and different trees, in addition to a great variety of ferns. The garden has a wide collection of cicas (encephalartos) which are considered living fossils.
The garden also counts with an area dedicated to the Madeiran flora, where you can admire most of the varieties of Laurisilva de Macaronesia, in addition to other endangered species, as the Pittosporum Coriaceum, popularly known as the “azarero” of Madeira.
Inside of the garden stands the Monte Palace Museum, which hosts two permanent collections, one of minerals coming from Brazil, Peru, North America and Portugal; and another one of sculptures from Zimbabwe. Its sculptural pieces date from the 50s and 60s and include art pieces made by artists from Tengenenge such as Henry Munyaradzi and Bernard Matemera.
More information:
Location:
Quinta do Monte, Caminho do Monte, Funchal, Madeira.
Opening hours:
The garden opens from Monday to Friday from 9h00 to 18h00.
The museum opens everyday from 10h30 to 16h30.
Telephone:
(+351) 291 742 650.
Recommended Excursions:
Mapa Interactivo:
Madeira
What to see:
- Funchal
- Mercado dos Lavradores Market
- Museu do Vinho da Madeira (Wine Museum of Madeira)
- Arte Sacra Museum of Funchal
- Cathedral of Funchal
- Historical Centre of Funchal
- Santa Clara Convent
- Contemporary Art Museum of Funchal and São Tiago Fortress
- Museu do Bordado do Funchal (Embroidery Museum)
- Jardim Botânico da Madeira (Madeira’s Botanic Garden)
- Parque de Santa Catarina Park
- Museological Area of the São Lourenço Palace
- Henrique and Francisco Franco Museum
- Frederico de Freitas House Museum
- Funchal Natural History Museum
- São João do Pico Fortress
- Igreja do Socorro Church
- Igreja de São Pedro Church
- Capela do Corpo Santo Chapel
- Igreja do Colégio de São João Evangelista Church
- Museu Quinta das Cruzes Museum
- Funchal Toy Museum
- Casa da Luz Electricity Museum
- Cristiano Ronaldo Museum
- Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
- Pico do Areeiro
- Monte
- Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte Church
- QuintaTropical Monte Palace
- Terreiro da Luta
- Câmara de Lobos
- Cabo Girão Cape
- Curral das Freiras
- Calheta
- Ponta do Pargo
- Porto Moniz
- Aquário da Madeira Aquarium
- Natural pools of Porto Moniz
- Centro de Ciência Viva de Madeira
- Ponta do Sol
- Paul da Serra
- Ribeira Brava
- Ethnographic Museum of Madeira
- São Vicente
- Grutas de São Vicente Caves
- Ruta da Cal Museum Centre
- Seixal
- Praia da Laje or Jaimaica Beach
- Seixal Natural Pools
- Praia do Porto do Seixal Beach
- Miradouro do Véu da Noiva Overlook
- Santana
- Parque das Queimadas Park
- Madeira Thematic Park
- Ribeiro Frio Natural Park
- Pico Ruivo
- Machico
- Caniçal
- Museu da Baleia (Whale Museum)
- Prainha Beach
- Santa Cruz
- Aquapark
- Praia dos Reis Magos Beach
- Camacha
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