Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

Left Hotel Porto Santo Right Mar e Sol beach restaurant
Places to Eat and Stay
! Pé na Água, Vila Baleira
Not quite “foot in water” as
the name suggests, but you are
right by the sand at this boardwalk
spot. The chef cooks a
great seafood rice, as well as
grilled fish and beef kebabs.
d Seafront, beyond the Torre Praia Hotel
• Map L2 • 291 983 114 • €€
Mar e Sol, Vila Baleira
@ Grilled fish and fragateira
(prawns, octopus, white fish and
shellfish cooked with potatoes,
onions and tomatoes) are popular
at this beach terrace located by
the Hotel Porto Santo. d Campo de
Baixo • Map L2 • 291 982 269 • €€
£ O Calhetas, Calheta
The “Sunset Bar” has an
enviable position at the western
end of the island, where you can
sip cocktails and enjoy garlic-rich
feijoada de mariscos (prawns and
clams with beans and tomatoes).
d Map K2 • 291 984 380 • €€
$ Estrela do Norte, Camacha
The “Star of the North” is a
churrascaria – a grill restaurant –
set in a farmhouse in a northern
village. Choose from locally
sourced steak, tuna and octopus,
or more pricey imported seafood.
d Map L1 • 291 983 500 • €€
% Baiana, Vila Baleira
Join the locals at this popular
restaurant. Of the many fish
caught daily, there’s bound to be
one you haven’t tried. d Rua Dr Nuno
S Teixeira 9 • Map L2 • 291 984 649 • €€
Pizza N’Areia, Vila Baleira
^ Menus heavy on meat make
life difficult for vegetarians here,
so this restaurant serving pizzas
and fresh salads is a blessing. d
Rua Goulart Medeiros (part of the Torre
Praia Hotel) • Map L2 • 291 980 450 • €
Porto Santo, Vila Baleira
& Tucked almost invisibly into
the dunes, this discrete hotel has
long been the choice of visitors
looking for a complete escape; at
some times of day, the loudest
sounds are the chirping of the
sparrows in the lush green palmshaded
gardens. Mini-golf, gym,
swimming pool and beachside bar.
d Campo de Baixo • Map L2 • 291 980
140 • www.hotelportosanto.com • €€€
* Torre Praia, Vila Baleira
With a cocktail bar in the
tower, and an atrium built around
a historic lime kiln, the Hotel
Torre Praia has plenty of character.
d Rua Goulart Medeiros • Map L2 •
291 980 450 • www.torrepraia.pt • €€€
( Luamar ApartHotel,
Cabećo da Ponta
Located 4 km (2 miles) west of
Vila Baleira, the Luamar is the
island’s best self-catering choice.
d Map L2 • 291 984 121 • www.luamar.
net • €€
) Pensão Central, Vila Baleira
The Central is a bright and
friendly hotel whose only drawback
is the short climb from the
town centre. d Rua Coronel A M Vasconcelos
• Map L2 • 291 982 226 • €
For a guide to restaurant and hotel price ranges See pp71 and 113
respectively
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