The Solar da Piedade, located in Jardim do Mar, is in an advanced state of decay, leading public figures to call for urgent restoration.
The property, also known as Quinta da Piedade, is a 16th-century manor house of cultural and historical significance to the region. Although expropriated by the Regional Government of Madeira in 2007, the process is caught in a legal tangle due to judicial appeals from the heirs, with no definitive solution in sight.
Local associations, citizens, and political parties have repeatedly warned of the solar's risk of total ruin, as it appears to be abandoned.
