Experts' Choice Award Frederico de Freitas Museum
What the experts agree on
This beautifully preserved 18th-century mansion showcases a wealthy collector's refined taste through ornate rooms filled with fine English furniture, religious art, and decorative treasures that transport you to 19th-century Madeira.
“The casa da Calçada houses the richly decorated apartments of a wealthy 19C bourgeois: English furniture, elaborate wardrobes and cabinets, etc. There is a fine collection of religious art. ”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "This delightful museum has been renovated in the style of a 19th-century quinta, inside the attractive 18th-century Casa Calçada." Full review
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Don't miss the adjacent Casa dos Azulejos, a museum dedicated to decorative tiles from Spain, Persia, Turkey, Holland, and Syria that date from medieval times to the nineteenth century as well as Portuguese tiles rescued from demolished buildings on the island.
Lonely Planet "Wander the high-ceilinged rooms, each one a shrine to de Freitas' good taste, packed with fine furniture, carpets and valuable trinkets." Full review
