Porto Santo is a beautiful island situated about one hour from Lisbon and an average of two and a half hours from the main European cities.
The island is well known for the 9 km long sand beach it has. The beach, with its yellow and fine sand, surrounds most of the southern coast of the island, between the harbour and Calheta.

Porto Santo is the second largest of the only two inhabited islands in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Above all, it offers quietness and a contagious charm, for whoever visits this place is not left indifferent.

The island of Porto Santo has today about 5 thousand inhabitants and an area of 4,217 hectares.

In terms of economic activities, Porto Santo Island starts off by having poor agriculture. The economy of the island is based on trade and services. The last few years have known an increase in tourism, to which the ferry that connects Madeira to Porto Santo has helped a lot.

However, other great projects are approved, which will grant the island with enough supply to enable charter fights to land there all year round.

The climate is dry and stable, with little thermal variation between the seasons. As such, it is quite common to go to the beach all year round.
The sea water is truly warm throughout the year.