Location: Calheta in Portugal
Nearest Airport:
Funchal, Santa Cruz - 45 minutes at 35
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Nearest Ferry:
Funchal at 20
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Nearest Motorway:
Via Rapido, less than 5 minutes at 2
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Nearest Beach:
Calheta, premeir yellow sand beach at 6
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Nearest Barpub:
Ilidios, short walk or drive ... at 1
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Nearest Restaurant:
Ilidios, short walk or drive at 1
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Estreito Calheta is well placed to explore the rest of the island.
It is within a 10 minute drive of the only yellow sandy beaches on the island. Also in Calheta there is a marina with several of the boating fraternity offering 'whale watching', 'dolphin spotting' and deep sea fishing opportunities.
A short drive away or a steep walk! and you are onto the Levada systems, the nearest being the Levada Nova. This is a narrow water canal than allows water to be moved from the top of the island to the fertile vegetable and fruit growing areas, further down the land. They conveniently have paths next to the channels that make ideal walking ...