Calheta “running along the coast a good two leagues without finding a place to put ashore, they came upon a large bay, where desirous to explore the land, they disembarked between some rocky cliffs, making there a landing point which the captains called Calheta.” Gaspar Frutuoso, 16th cent The municipalities of Calheta, located in the […]
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Located at Ponta do Pargo, the roughness of the landscape on this western part of the island softens the area from the Lighthouse to Sítio das Achadas da Cruz.
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Florença’s house is situated in the southwest of Madeira, in Calheta, within 30 minutes from the Madeira international airport. It is also 10 minutes away from the yellow sandy beach in Calheta and also ten minutes from Paul da Serra.
Start: E. R. 110 / Rabaçal Finish: E. R. 110 Time: 3h Distance: 4,6 Km (+ 4,6 Km return) Both trails begin on the regional road (E.R. 110), and go down as far as the Rabaçal government house. The trails diverge along two parallel levadas located on different levels. Trail PR 6.1, goes along Levada […]
Start: Prazeres Finish: Paúl do Mar Time: 1h 20m Distance: 1.8Km This walk is located in the western area of Madeira Island. It links the parish of Prazeres with Paúl do Mar and drops from an altitude of 550 metres to sea level. In the parish of Prazeres, take advantage of the opportunity […]
Colina da Fajã, Country House, is located in one of the most charming and rural places in Madeira Island, this country side accommodation is very well located in Calheta area
The configuration of the hills in a semi-circle, reminding of an arch, ended up by motivating the first settlers to call Arco da Calheta (Calheta arch) to this civil parish in the Calheta municipality. The settlement of the civil parish of Arco da Calheta, took place between 1425 and 1461. Arco da Calheta, separated from […]
The name Calheta originated from the narrow inlet that serves as its harbour. Actually, that is what Calheta means: narrow inlet.The name was given by the discoverers that first arrived there. Calheta was one of the first places being explored by the first colonizers, and thus, the first location in Madeira Island being subjected to […]
Due to the charatecristic aspect of the area, which looks like a canyon or a deep valley, have made the first settlers call this place, Estreito da Calheta (estreito means “narrow valley”). This civil parsih is located on the western side of Madeira Island, and is part of Calheta municipality. One of the first settlers […]
If there is a place in Madeira that stands out from the other in the Island in terms of waves, that place is undoubtedly Jardim do Mar. According to accounts, the name Jardim do Mar (garden of the sea) is owed to the abrupt transition of upright bare slopes into a green and cheerful resort, […]
Fajã da Ovelha, originated from a very old chapel, whose patron saint was São Lourenço. Resembling what happened in the rest of the country, and in the catholic world in general, people started living around the temple, creating with time a populated area. Just before 1573, Fajã da Ovelha was established, with an autonomous ecclesiastic […]
After, for many years, having had just one access road, where you had to pass whether you were coming or going, Paúl do Mar has today another entry point. As such, to get to this flat ground by the sea, it is now easier and more accessible. People no longer emigrate looking for a better […]
The Arco da Calheta civil parish is located in the eastern part of Madeira Island. It belongs to the municipality of Calheta. This parish is boarded by the parishes of Madalena do Mar, Canhas and Calheta. Regarding its climate, Calheta is very hot in summer, but somewhat harsher during winter. Arco da Calheta civil parish […]
The civil parish arises from the original headquarters of the ecclesiastic parish, the chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres, built there long before the ecclesiastic parish was created. Originally connected to the Estreito da Calheta parish, Prazeres became independent along with some farmhouses of Fajã da Ovelha on December 18, 1676.
The settlement in the civil parish of Ponta do Pargo began with Garcia da Câmara, João Gonçalves Zarco’s son-in-law, when he started forming small estates with settlers, who farmed the lands. The settlement was made mainly by Portuguese. The lands that form Ponta do Pargo civil parish belonged to Fajã da Ovelha ecclesiastical parish. They […]
The parish of Calheta is situated on the southwest coast of Madeira Island, with a population of 1700 (2001 Census), and with an administrative area of 14 Km2. The second largest parish according to population and area, is Calheta. It belongs to the municipality bearing the same name. The establishment of this civil parish dates […]
