Top 10 Madeira (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)
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Around Porto Santo<br />
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Left Porto Santo’s beach Right Church of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Vila Baleira<br />
Porto Santo<br />
PORTO SANTO LIES 43 km (27 miles) northeast of <strong>Madeira</strong>. Zarco (see p15)<br />
and his crew took shelter here in 1418, while on their way to explore the<br />
west coast of Africa. Realizing that the island would be a useful base, he<br />
returned here in 1419 to plant the Portuguese flag, going on to <strong>Madeira</strong> the<br />
following year. Early settlers introduced rabbits and goats, which quickly<br />
stripped the island of its vegetation, so Porto Santo is not as green as <strong>Madeira</strong>.<br />
Instead, the “Golden Island” has one major asset:<br />
its magnificent sandy beach, which brings holidaymakers<br />
from <strong>Madeira</strong> and mainland Europe in<br />
search of sunshine, sea and the agreeable sense<br />
of being a very long way from the busy world.<br />
View from Ponta da Calheta, the island’s westernmost point<br />
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Preceding pages Typical tile picture on the building of the<br />
Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Funchal<br />
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Sights<br />
1 The Beach<br />
2 Vila Baleira<br />
3 Nossa Senhora<br />
da Piedade<br />
4 Casa Museu<br />
Cristóvão Colombo<br />
5 The Jetty<br />
6 Pico de Ana Ferreira<br />
7 Ponta da Calheta<br />
8 Zimbralinho<br />
9 Fonte da Areia<br />
0 Pico do Castelo
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