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EXPERIENCE Madeira

once hunted whales now triangular houses, several
help marine biologists at the of which can be visited. The
Did You Know? Society for the Protection of surrounding hill sides are also
Sea Mammals understand
dotted with thatched byres.
whale migrations. The Parque Temático da
Villages on the north The modern Museu da Madeira has a maze, a water
coast of Madeira have Baleia (Whaling Museum) mill and exhibits on various
sea-water pools for illustrates the history of the aspects of Madeira.
cooling dips.
island’s whaling industry Santana valley is farmed
through hunting tools, for fruit and veg etables,
artifacts and vintage photo- and for osiers – the willow
graphs. There are also several branches that provide the
6 life-like models of whales. raw ma terial for the wicker-
workers of Camacha (p357).
Caniçal Museu da Baleia
! B7 @ n Avenida Arriaga " ⌂ Rua Garcia Moniz 1
16, Funchal; 291 211 902 # Tue–Sun ¢ 1 Jan, Easter THE TRIANGULAR
Sun, 24, 25 & 26 Dec HOUSES OF
Caniçal was once the centre ∑ museudabaleia.org SANTANA
of Madeira’s whaling industry: Built from two A-shaped
the whaling scenes for John timber frames, with a
Huston’s film version of Moby 7 thatched roof, these
Dick (1956) were shot here. triangular houses are
Whaling ceased in June 1981, Santana unique to Madeira.
and since then the waters ! B7 @ n Rua do Sacristão, The doors and windows
around Madeira have been Sítio do Serrado; 291 575 162 are brightly painted
declared a marine mammal and the interiors are
sanctuary – killing whales, Named after St Anne, mother surprisingly spacious.
dolphins and seals is now of the Virgin Mary, Santana
forbidden. Fishermen who has more than 100 thatched
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