Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
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<strong>Madeira</strong>’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong><br />
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Left Beach at Praia Formosa Right Rock pools, Porto Moniz<br />
Beaches<br />
! Praia Formosa<br />
Steep-sided <strong>Madeira</strong> does<br />
not have many beaches – cliffs<br />
and rocky shores are the norm –<br />
so Praia Formosa (“Beautiful<br />
Beach”), a stretch of grey, seasmoothed<br />
pebbles between Funchal<br />
and Câmara de Lobos, is a<br />
notable exception. <strong>Madeira</strong>’s<br />
government has just begun to<br />
realize what an asset this could<br />
be; it has plans to landscape the<br />
area around the beach and<br />
remove the unsightly oil depots.<br />
d Map G6<br />
Câmara de Lobos<br />
Câmara de Lobos @ <strong>Madeira</strong>’s most photogenic<br />
beach was put on the map when<br />
Winston Churchill, the famous<br />
British wartime prime minister,<br />
set up his easel here in 1949.<br />
Churchill was an accomplished<br />
artist, with an eye for a wellcomposed<br />
scene. Nearly 50<br />
years later, that scene has not<br />
changed: colourfully striped fishing<br />
boats are still lined up on the<br />
cobbles of the little beach for<br />
cleaning and repair. d Map G6<br />
£ Ponta do Sol<br />
The beach at Ponta do Sol<br />
(“Sun Point”) is the perfect place<br />
to watch the setting sun. Dramatic<br />
clouds float like islands in<br />
a pink and purple sky. d Map D5<br />
$ Jardim do Mar<br />
In October, the narrow strip<br />
of west-facing rocky beach connecting<br />
Jardim do Mar and Paúl<br />
do Mar is the point from which<br />
surfers gain access to the<br />
waves. Surfers need to bring<br />
their own equipment as there<br />
are no rental facilities. d Map B4<br />
% Porto Moniz<br />
Thundering waves dash<br />
<strong>Madeira</strong>’s northern shores along<br />
the dramatic north coast road to<br />
Porto Moniz, but once there you<br />
can relax in the sun-warmed<br />
water of natural rock pools, and<br />
let those same waves shower<br />
you with spray. d Map B1<br />
São Jorge ^ About 2 km (1 mile) east of<br />
São Jorge, a sign to Praia<br />
(“Beach”) directs you to the estuary<br />
of the São Jorge river, where<br />
you can either swim in a natural<br />
pool in the bend of the river or, if<br />
you prefer, in the sea (access is<br />
from the small pebbled beach).<br />
There’s a beach café selling<br />
drinks and snacks. d Map H2<br />
& Prainha<br />
A pretty, sheltered bay with<br />
a beachside café at its eastern<br />
end, Prainha has <strong>Madeira</strong>’s only
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