Fonte Seca

Fonte Seca: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fonte Seca

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Fonte Seca — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.65169, -16.84077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fonte Seca

• Tern Partial Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Madeira · ~3 km · Must-see
• Capela de Nossa Senhora das Neves · church · Madeira · ~4 km · Must-see
• Quinta da Boa Vista · park · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Madeira Botanical Garden Engineer Rui Vieira · sanctuary · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort of São Tiago · fort · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Capela do Corpo Santo · church · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jardim Almirante Reis · park · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Museu Henrique e Francisco Franco · museum · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Igreja Matriz de Santa Cruz · church · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Monte · church · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sé do Funchal · museum · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Museu de Arte Sacra · museum · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Madeira Toboggan · attraction · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Nossa Senhora do Monte · church · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Igreja de São João Evangelista do Colégio do Funchal · church · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Vicentes Photography Museum · museum · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza de São Lourenço · fort · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Terreiro da Luta · viewpoint · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fonte Seca

Other forts & heritage near Fonte Seca

• Fort of São Tiago · fort · Madeira · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza de São Lourenço · fort · Madeira · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fortaleza do Pico · fort · Madeira · ~9 km · Must-see
• Forte São José · fort · Madeira · ~9 km · Must-see
• Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo · fort · Madeira · ~13 km · Must-see
• Forte de São Bento da Ribeira Brava · fort · Madeira · ~26 km · Must-see
• Forte do Porto Novo · fort · Madeira · ~4 km
• Forte dos Louros · fort · Madeira · ~6 km
• Quinta do Alto · fort · Madeira · ~6 km
• Zona Velha da Cidade · fort · Madeira · ~7 km

All forts & heritage in Madeira

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