Ilha da Madeira

Calheta

Discover the 8 parishes that make up the municipality of Calheta, Ilha da Madeira district.

8 Parishes

10,915 Inhabitants

594m Avg. Altitude

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The Route of Calheta

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 8 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

Calheta

3,188 inh.

Estreito da Calheta

1,578 inh.

Prazeres

685 inh.

Jardim do Mar

215 inh.

Paul do Mar

635 inh.

Fajã da Ovelha

812 inh.

Ponta do Pargo

803 inh.

Arco da Calheta

2,999 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

Parishes
of Calheta

8 parishes

Calheta

Arco da Calheta

Watch sunrise spill over terraced ridges, 1791 chapel frescoes and levada-whispered vineyards.

3K 797m

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Calheta

Fake beach, sugar-mill art and 290 m ocean-leaping waterfall in Madeira’s sun-trap south-west

3K 767m

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Calheta

Estreito da Calheta

16th-century chapels, comet-coat-of-arms vines and Atlantic salt on the wind

2K 741m

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Calheta

Fajã da Ovelha

Stone lagares drip purple, terraces breathe salt; 812 souls keep mountain time

812 702m

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Jardim do Mar

Terraced vineyards & salt-kissed cottages cling to Madeira’s 184 m cliff

215 184m

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Paul do Mar

In Madeira’s shortest parish road, lava cliffs echo dawn swell and banana-sweet air

635 214m

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Calheta

Ponta do Pargo

Where Madeira’s westernmost lighthouse meets a raw-concrete church above Atlantic-whipped basalt

803 689m

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Prazeres

Stone terraces, 1785 church and Atlantic-cooled wine at 654 m in Calheta’s hilltop parish

685 655m

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Calheta

Estreito da Calheta

Fajã da Ovelha

Jardim do Mar

Paul do Mar

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