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Madeira Island Magazine - November / December 2020

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination. The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more. Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about Europe's Leading Island Destination.

The Forte de São Bento, Visit Chão da Ribeira, David Bannerman’s visit to Madeira, Tradicional Recipes with Sugarcane, Discover the Photography Museum, A bit of history with Machico – The bay of the buried lovers, Surfing Madeira’s Waves, Winter Wonderland - Top 7 Hotspots and much more.

Merry Christmas Madeira and a Happy New Year 2021!

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Monumentos | MONUMENTS

Forte de

São Bento

Atualmente

alberga um

Posto de Informações

Turísticas.

Currently it

houses a Tourist

Information Centre.

Datado do século XVIII, o Forte de São Bento foi construído com o

objetivo de defender a costa e o ancoradouro.

Dating to the eighteenth century, Fort of Saint Benedict (Forte de São Bento)

was built to defend the coast and harbour.

Forte de São Bento foi

o mandado construir em 1708

pelo então Governador da

Madeira, Duarte Sodré Pereira, com o

intuito de defender as populações dos

ataques de piratas e de corsários.

Em 1815 há referências sobre

este forte, que naquela época estava

arruinado.

Em 1916 iniciaram-se as obras para

a sua recuperação e embelezamento

e que hoje pode ser visto na marginal

da vila da Ribeira Brava. Trata-se de

uma pequena torre de planta circular,

coberta por um terraço ameado com

guarita. Na fachada principal, virada

a norte, abre-se um portal em arco de

volta perfeita, encimado por inscrição

e armas nacionais. Do lado do mar

pode observar-se um pequeno nicho

contendo uma imagem de São Bento.

T

he Fort of Saint Benedict

was built in 1708 by the then

Governor of Madeira, Duarte

Pereira Sodré, to defend the population

from pirate attacks.

There are references from 1815

relating to this fort, which at that time

was in ruin.

In 1916 recovery and beautification

work started, the results of which can

be seen today on the road leading up to

the village of Ribeira Brava. It is a small

circular tower, covered by a crenulated

terrace with a guardhouse. The main

façade, facing north, has a portal the

opens into a Roman arch, topped by

national inscriptions and weapons.

On the seaward side a small niche

containing an image of Saint Benedict

can be found.

In 1920 this small fort was leased to

the local Municipal Council to serve as

a prison. Today, perfectly adapted to

the visual context of the village, the fort

houses a Tourist Information Centre.

10 Madeira Island Magazine | Novembro - Dezembro 2020

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