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14 churches. Despite resto ration
and reconstruction, several of
Porto Moniz its 16th-century features are
! A7 @ n Rua dos 1772 still intact. These include a
stone-carved font and an
Emigrantes, Vila do Porto
Moniz; 291 853 075 The date of the oldest ornate pulpit deco rated with
surviving bottle wild beasts such as wolves,
It is only a 75-km (47-mile) of Madeira. and the Flemish paint ing of
journey to this remote coastal
the Nativity in the side chapel.
EXPERIENCE Madeira of Madeira, from the bright and turned into rum hangs Etnográfico da Madeira has
The engaging Museu
village, on the north west tip
exhibits illustrating Madeiran
lights of Funchal.
Porto Moniz is surrounded
culture and society.
by a patchwork pattern of tiny
Museu Etnográfico
around the village from the
fields that are protected by
fences made from tree heather, factory. The Centro das Artes
a neces sary precaution against
⌂ Rua São Francisco 24
the heavy, salt-laden air that Casa das Mudas provides a da Madeira
more contemporary setting.
# 9:30am–5pm Tue–Fri,
blows in off the Atlantic. Apart Picasso is among the artists 10am–12:30pm, 1:30–
from its pictur esque charm, whose work is exhibited here. 5:30pm Sat ¢ Public hols
the main attraction at Porto The Igreja Matriz looks ∑ cultura.madeira-edu.pt
Moniz is the series of natural modern but dates from 1430
rock pools on the fore shore, and contains a large ebony and
where you can swim in sun - silver tabernacle donated by 17
warmed water. Manuel I. There is also a fine
wooden ceiling. Câmara de Lobos
Calheta’s main attraction ! A7 @ n Avenida Arriaga
15 is its beach, which is Madeira’s 16, Funchal; 291 211 902
only one with golden sands. In
Calheta fact, the sand is imported from This pretty fishing village was
Africa and locals complain that painted by Winston Churchill,
! A7 @ n Avenida Arriaga
16, Funchal; 291 211 902 it is only borrowed, as winter who often visited Madeira in
storms often wash it back to the 1950s. Bars and restaurants
Calheta sits at the centre of the continent again. This yearly are named in his hon our and a
what sugar-cane produc tion loss doesn’t stop hundreds of plaque marks the spot on the
sur vives in Madeira. The smell families descending on this main road, east of the harbour,
of cane syrup being extracted sheltered beach.
Centro das Artes Casa
THE LEVADAS das Mudas
OF MADEIRA " ⌂ Estrada Simão
Madeira possesses Gonçalves da Câmara 37,
a unique irrigation Calheta # 10am– 5pm
system that enables Tue–Sun ¢ Public hols
the plentiful rainfall of ∑ cultura.madeira-edu.pt
the north of the island
to be distrib uted to the
drier south. Rainfall is 16
stored in res ervoirs and
lakes, or channelled Ribeira Brava
from natural springs, ! A7 @ n Forte de São
and fed into the net- Bento; 291 951 675
work of levadas that
ring the island. These Ribeira Brava is a small resort
narrow channels carry town, situated on the sunny
water long distances south coast of Madeira. It has
to banana groves, vine- a pebble beach and a fishing
yards and market harbour, which is reached
gardens. There are through a tunnel to the east
1,500 km (932 miles) of the main town.
of canals, some dating Overlooking the principal São Bento church
back to the 1500s. square, São Bento is one of with a charming clock
the Madeira’s most unspoiled tower, Ribeira Brava
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