Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Porto Santo's beach
Right
Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Vila Baleira
Porto Santo
P
ORTO SANTO LIES
43 km (27 miles) northeast of Madeira. Zarco
(see p15)
and his crew took shelter here in 1418, while on their way to explore the
west coast of Africa. Realizing that the island would be a useful base, he
returned here in 1419 to plant the Portuguese flag, going on to Madeira the
following year. Early settlers introduced rabbits and goats, which quickly
stripped the island of its vegetation, so Porto Santo is not as green as Madeira.
Instead, the “Golden Island” has one major asset:
its magnificent sandy beach, which brings holiday-
makers from Madeira and mainland Europe in
search of sunshine, sea and the agreeable sense
of being a very long way from the busy world.
Sights
1
The Beach
2
Vila Baleira
3
Nossa Senhora
da Piedade
4
Casa Museu
Cristóvão Colombo
5
The Jetty
6
Pico de Ana Ferreira
7
Ponta da Calheta
8
Zimbralinho
9
Fonte da Areia
0
Pico do Castelo
View from Ponta da Calheta, the island's westernmost point
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Preceding pages
Typical tile picture on the building of the
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Funchal
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