Santa Maria nau, a reply of Colombo's ship who "discover" America. This wood ship make trips all day in south cost of Madeira island. In the photo, it's arriving to the place where people embark and disembark, near the terminal ferry in Funchal port
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Santa Maria arriving
Santa Maria nau, a reply of Colombo's ship who "discover" America. This wood ship make trips all day in south cost of Madeira island. In the photo, it's arriving to the place where people embark and disembark, near the terminal ferry in Funchal port
Santa Maria
It is called "Santa Maria". It is a replica of the ship of Christopher Columbus and was built on the Madeira island between July 1997 and July 1998 by Robert Wijntje, a dutch resident in the island, and by local artisans to celebrate the historic voyage of Columbus across the Atlantic to the discovery of "Indies", which ultimately led him to the Caribbean and America. There isn't a replica pure because don't have much data. But it was built as close as possible to the original. It has 22 meters in length, 3 masts, the highest with 16 meters. Has a capacity of more than 100 passengers.
Soon after construction is finished, the Santa Maria was in Lisbon to represent the Madeira wine at Expo 98. Today is the day trip south coast of Madeira.
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My name is Joanne Doe, a lifestyle photographer and blogger currently living in Osaka, Japan. I write my thoughts and travel stories inside this blog.