Category: Ponta do Sol

Considered to be the warmest municipality on the island and where the sun shines for the most number of hours, the village is located in..

Ponta do Sol owes its name to the existence of a rock hedge entering into the sea where the sun beams are reflected. Ponta do Sol is considered the warmest municipality in the island, where the sun shines the longest amount of hours. Ponta do Sol’s settlement begun little after the discovery of the Island, […]

To get to Canhas from Funchal, you need to take the freeway towards Ribeira Brava (Funchal-Ribeira Brava). When you arrive at Ribeira Brava, exit the freeway and then follow the road signs towards Canhas. To get there, follow the road signs towards Ponta do Sol. When you arrive there, it is worth having a look […]

Ponta do Sol is the only civil parish in the Island named after the sun, corresponding, in fact, to what the municipality, in general, and the civil parish, in particular, have to offer. Ponta do Sol is considered the warmest municipality in the island, where the sun shines the longest amount of hours. Located in […]

One of the most common theories regarding the origins of Madalena do Mar’s name, is that it is owed to a plantation that used to be there since the early days of the colonization, with a chapel whose patron saint would have been Saint Maria Madalena. Henrique Alemão, who was from Poland, was the early […]

Canhas is a very typical madeiran village and has not much to offer in terms of historical and cultural heritage. Canhas constitutes one of the access doors to Paúl da Serra, the great and only tableland in Madeira Island. Paúl da Serra is characterised by being the main hydric resource that feeds the brooks and […]

To get to Madalena do Mar from Funchal, you need to take the freeway towards Ribeira Brava (Funchal-Ribeira Brava). When you arrive at Ribeira Brava, exit the freeway and then follow the road signs towards Madalena do Mar. To get there follow the road towards Ponta do Sol. When you arrive at Ponta do Sol, […]

The civil parish Madalena do Mar is known for its typical fishermen quarter, located right at the entrance, for those arriving from Ponta do Sol. Madalena do Mar is one of the island’s warmest civil parishes, where the sun shines for the longest amount of hours. One of the main features of this civil parish […]

Canhas civil parish owes its name to one of its first settlers, João de Canha. Historically, João de Canha is known to have been D. Diogo, Duque de Viseu’s squire. The civil parish, in Ponta de Sol municipality, was created by royal charter in January 30, 1557. It was then established as such in July […]