Monte Palace Madeira Garden is the Region’s sole representative in the National Grand Final of the ‘New 7 Wonders of Portugal.’
A total of 49 candidates took part in the national semi-final, held on Saturday evening at the National Palace of Sintra. Of these, 21 were selected for the final, three in each of the competition’s seven categories.
Monte Palace, competing in the Tourism category, the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, described it as a “beautiful garden, where works of art and the Museum of Contemporary Art predominate.”
Madeira originally entered seven regional winners in the national semi-final:
- Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo, Machico — Castles
- Rocha do Navio Cable Car, Santana — Major Works
- Santana’s traditional thatched houses — History
- São Jorge Parish Church — Religion
- Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal — 20th Century
- Casa das Mudas, Calheta — 21st Century
- Monte Palace Madeira Garden, Funchal — Tourism
The other six Madeiran candidates were eliminated during the semi-final.
The National Grand Final will take place on the 12th of September, when the seven winners, one from each category, will be announced.
Samantha Gannon
info at madeira-weekly.com
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