Located by the seaside, Jardim do Mar is a picturesque and populated area with a chapel, where the centre of the civil parish is located. Today Jardim do Mar has about 252 inhabitants. One thing that can be said about this civil parish is the fact that it is a real oasis between the sea […]
Paúl do Mar is located in the south-western part of Madeira Island, occupying an area of 1700 m2. The fact that a considerable part of the parish is constituted by a very flat fajã (flat arable land by the sea) gave the name to the place: Paúl do Mar (sea marsh). Adding to this fact, […]
Pargo is the name of a fish (sea bream) that exists in the seas of Madeira, and that abounds in that coastal area. For that reason, the first settlers called the most western part of Madeira Island Ponta do Pargo. Ponta do Pargo stands out from the remaining parish councils for the extension of its […]
Prazeres stands out as being a wide terrace. From here, apparently distant places can be seen, in perfect combination with the ocean, a unique meeting point between land and sea, making Prazeres one of the most picturesque parishes on the island. This civil parish is washed by several streams: Ribeiro de Inês, Ribeira do Batel […]
Serra de Água is a civil parish in the district of Ribeira Brava, in Madeira Island. This civil parish is connected north of the road linking the municipalities of Calheta and Funchal, by a road linking Ribeira Brava abnd São Vicente. Ribeira Brava is composed by four parishes, one of them being Serra de Água. […]
Ribeira Brava is one of the oldest settlements of Madeira Island. This municipality was created in 1914. Ribeira Brava is a municipality situated on the south coast of Madeira Island, made up of four parishes, namely Ribeira Brava (municipal seat), Campanário, Serra de Água and Tábua. These parishes have their own local government, and are […]
Ribeira Brava was one of first civil parishes being settled in the Archipelago of Madeira. It’s settlement dates back to the XV xentury. The Ribeira Brava river and ravine valley extends 10 to 12m from the slopes of the west-central mountains of Madeira Island. Its waters have an important role due to the fact that […]
Serra de Água civil parish was established in 1680. Inicially, it belonged to Ponta do Sol municipality. However, from 1914 ownwards, Serra de Água became part of Ribeira Brava municipality. This civil parish is connected north of the road linking the municipalities of Calheta and Funchal, by a road linking Ribeira Brava and São Vicente. […]
Machico civil parish is situated in the northeastern part of Madeira Island. Administratively, it is governed from the municipal seat in the city of Machico, and comprises 5 parishes, namely Água de Pena, Caniçal, Machico, porto da Cruz and Santo António da Serra. Its main economic activities include a lot of trade and services. In […]
The Santa Cruz council is situated in the south coast of the Madeira Island. Is temperature it`s very nice during all year, with temperatures between 15ºC in the Winter and 28ºC in the Summer. Santa Cruz it`s favored by their beautiful flintstone beach, swimming pool in the center of the city and the “aquaparque”, which […]
The Santo da Serra parish situated in the mountain, a 700 metros altitude, and superior a Machico and Santa Cruz. The climate is cold in the winter and amenable in the summer which makes possible beautiful views in the parish. In the streets, it`s possible to find gorgeous flowers that are called “novelos” or “hortênsias” […]
The Arco de São Jorge parish is situated a northeast of Madeira Island, in Santana council, between São Jorge e Boaventura parishes. The villa has 520 habitants evolved in a magnificent panorama by the blue of the sea and green of the mountains. His climate its particular, with lot of sun in the summer and […]
Faial parish is situated in north coast at Madeira Island, in Santana council. Actually, Faial has media population 2800 habitants. It has a media altitude of 219 meters and is limited by Pico Ruivo where gives a huge and nice view above the sea and to the huge green mountains. Because of his altitude and […]
Machico was the first place where Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, official discoverers of Madeira Island, first landed in 1419. According to some legends Robert Machim and his beloved Ana d’Arfet found shelter where today lies Machico. The parish of Machico, chief town of the municipality and city, was one of the settings of […]
Ilha civil parish is situated in the northern part of Madeira Island, just 745 meters away from Santana municipality. Ilha is one of the six civil parishes of Santana municipality. Ilha is the smallest parish in population (about 400 inhabitants), the second smallest in area and the smallest in density, in Santana. This parish has […]
Porto Moniz is situated in the northwest coast of Madeira Island. It is located northwest of Funchal, and west Santana and Machico. Porto Moniz civil parish is believed to have about 2,200 inhabitants. The most important economic activities include agriculture and tourism, in particular, since this is one of the most visited places on the […]
Santana civil parish is situated in the northern part of Madeira Island. Today, the number of inhabitants is believed to be about 4,500. Regarding its climate, it is somewhat harsher than in other parts of the Island, both in the summer and winter. City and chief town of the municipality, Santana is probably one […]
Porto Moniz is one of the oldest civil parishes in the north of Madeira, and one of the most visited ones, greatly due to the natural pools it offers. Historians believe that the settlement began around the 15th century. Francisco Moniz, from the Algarve, is believed to have been one of Porto Moniz’s oldest settlers. […]
São Jorge civil parish belongs to Santana municipality, and is situated on the extreme north of the island, by Ponta de São Jorge. The civil parish is limited by the Atlantic Ocean in the north, and by the cordillera of Pico Ruivo. São Jorge has an area of 18.3 km2, and about 1,596 inhabitants. Amongst […]
