Accessible by cable car, Monte and its church is a picture repeated a thousand times on postcards. Temple merchants and herds of customers could discourage the walker a little scared by this grabbing fair. That would be a mistake! Even if you don't visit the church, you should come in the early evening, when the place has calmed down. There is an extraordinary garden there: the tropical garden of Monte. At an altitude of 550 m, over an area of 26,000 m², it abounds with camellias, plane trees, Himalayan cedars and dragon trees. It is also from Monte that the carros de cesto, the famous wicker sleighs, begin their crazy descents.

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Jardins chorégraphiés du Jardin Tropical de Monte. Martin FOUQUET
Jardin tropical. Sébastien Cailleux
Orchidées du jardin tropical Monte, au nord de Funchal. Anne-Sophie LAMOTTE
Jardin tropical de Monte Palace. Kelifamily - iStockphoto
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