Madeira Press Kit - Associação de Promoção da Madeira

2. 2. 2. Caniço
Caniço
This village, located between Funchal and Santa Cruz, is like a seaside holiday resort as
there are a lot of holiday homes and several hotels here.
Caniço de Baixo has a small pebble beach known as Praia dos Reis Magos.
There is also the Lido Galomar Bathing Complex. It is a private venture set up by a German
business man who has built a bathing area on the volcanic rocks.
There is also a diving club at the bathing complex with specialized instructors for new
divers.
3. 3. 3. East East Coast Coast
Coast
In this part of Madeira you can find bathing areas in Santa Cruz and an artificial golden
sand beach in Machico, as well as, a small natural sand beach in Caniçal.
Santa Santa Cruz Cruz
Cruz
In Santa Cruz, in addition to the well-known, rocky Praia das Palmeiras with its two
swimming pools, there is a new bathing complex near Ribeira da Boaventura. It has
swimming pools, solariums, locker rooms and a food court.
Between the boating area and the swimming pools there is a small sheltered bay with safe
access to the sea. For fans of the open sea, there is a pier near the bank at the mouth of the
stream.
Here in Santa Cruz, there is also a water fun park, Aquaparque, which is next to the Ribeira
da Boaventura Bathing Complex. The park, with a capacity for more than 1,000 people, has
five toboggan slides, four fast slides, two swimming pools, one of them for children
(Aqualândia Infantil), a lazy river running round the swimming pools, a bar and bathing
areas.
Machico
Machico
Machico is located on a small bay which has a basalt pebble beach with a children’s
swimming pool and a food court. However, since 2008, Machico has another beach, an
artificial golden sand beach. The Government has invested 3 million Euros to import
smooth golden sand from Western Sahara in North Africa to provide a luxuriously soft