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Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro
The unmistakably English character of the Quinta do Palheiro Ferreiro was
stamped on the estate by its first owner, the wealthy Count of Carvalhal,
whose love of English landscapes led him to include woodland and grassy
meadows when the estate was laid out in 1804. Bought by John Blandy, an
English wine merchant, in 1885, the Quinta has remained in the same family
ever since, greatly enriched by the plants that Mildred Blandy imported from
China, Japan and her native South Africa.
Top 10 Features
1 TheLongAvenue
2 StreamGarden
3 TheSunkenGarden
4 TheChapel
5 LongBorders
6 TheTerrace
7 TheOldHouse
8 Lady'sGarden
9 HellValley
0 CamelliaWalk
Pink flowers and leaves of
the cymbidium orchid
The newly built Tea
House, serving deli-
cious home-made
cakes, stands at the
lower end of the gar-
den, bordering an
area of the estate
which is now run as a
golf course
(see p48).
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The Long Avenue
Planetreesandgiant
camellias,manyplanted
200yearsago,linethe
avenue.Thecrimson,pink
andwhitelowersareat
theirbestfromNovember
toApril,beforethewhite
arumliliesandprettyblue
agapanthustakeover.
Visitors should note
that the house is
closed to the public.
• Caminho da Quinta do
Palheiro 32, São Gonçalo
• Map H5
• 291 793 044
• 9am-4pm Mon-Fri
• Admission €8
(children €4)
£
The Sunken Garden
Waterliliesillthelittle
poolatthecentreofthis
prettygarden
(above)
.Tall
cypressesmarkitscorners;
topiaryshapeslankitsfour
setsofstonesteps.Inthe
borders,gazaniasmixwith
beetroot-redhouseleeks.
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The Chapel
ThestrikingBaroque
chapelhasVenetian-style
windowsandaplasterwork
ceilingdepictingChrist
beingbaptizedintheRiver
JordanbyJohntheBaptist.
@
Stream Garden
Thestreamyoucross
toenterthegardenisfed
byaspring.Linedbyazal-
eas,rhododendronsand
scarlettritonias,and
crossedbyornamental
bridges,itattractsbathing
robinsandblackbirds.
The Quinta is 8 km (5 miles) from the centre of Funchal, on the
route of town bus 37.
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