Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Shopping at the Centro Artesanato
Right
Beachcombing
Activities
!
Sightseeing
^
Sailing
Take a tour in an open-top
bus to get a feel for the island.
Two-hour tours depart daily at
2pm from the bus stop by the
petrol station on the eastern side
of the jetty.
d
Map L2
@
Exploring by Car
Sailing trips take you to
otherwise inaccessible coves
and islands at the westernmost
end of Porto Santo for that much
sought-after, tranquil feeling of
being on your own desert island.
d
Farwest Sailing Trips • Map L2
• 914 843 985
Taxis offer reasonably priced
island tours (around €15 per per-
son), but if you prefer to explore
independently, you can hire a car
for the day from Moinho Rent-a-
Car.
d
Map L2 • 291 983 260
£
Exploring by Bike
&
Diving
Thanks to unpolluted seas
and the absence of commercial
fishing, Porto Santo's shores are
rich in marine life. See for your-
self with Porto Santo Sub, based
at the marina.
d
Porto Santo Sub •
Map L2 • 916 033 997
Auto Acessórios Colombo
(opposite the road to the Torre
Praia Hotel) rents out bicycles and
scooters.
d
Map L2 • 291 984 438
$
Beachcombing
*
Horse riding
Porto Santo's newly opened
Centro Hípico (Equestrian
Centre) takes beginners, and is
located at Ponta, at the western
end of the island.
d
Centro Hipico,
Ponta • Map K2 • 291 983 258
Take a leisurely stroll along
the unbroken sands from Vila
Baleira to Ponta da Calheta
(see
p96)
. Tropical shells and the
occasional bean-shaped seed
(known as “Columbus Beans ,
because they are said to have
inspired the explorer to look for
land on the other side of the
Atlantic) often wash up on the
shore.
d
Map L2
%
Watersports
(
Golf
A brand-new 18-hole golf
course - Porto Santo Golfe -
has recently opened for business
on the eastern flanks of the Pico
do Ana Ferreira.
d
Map L2 •
291 983 778
)
Shopping
Mar Dourado, located on the
sands at Praia da Fontinha beach
below the Torre Praia Hotel, rents
out pedalos and kayaks, and will
organize paragliding, waterskiing
and boat trips.
d
Mar Dourado • 965
354 781 • Map L2
Shells, model ships and
other souvenirs with a nautical
theme are the stock-in-trade of
Port Santo's craft shops, which
you will find located in the Cen-
tro do Artesanato, next to the
jetty.
d
Map L2
98
