Ilha da Madeira

Santana

Discover the 6 parishes that make up the municipality of Santana, Ilha da Madeira district.

6 Parishes

6,553 Inhabitants

478m Avg. Altitude

Suggested route

The Route of Santana

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 6 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

Santana

2,838 inh.

Faial

1,309 inh.

São Roque do Faial

680 inh.

Ilha

189 inh.

São Jorge

1,173 inh.

Arco de São Jorge

364 inh.

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

Parishes
of Santana

6 parishes

Santana

Arco de São Jorge

Verdelho vines, 1918 cod procession and an illiterate poet shape Madeira’s quietest village

364 131m

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Santana

Faial

Caco loaves sell out by 8 a.m. while 180 ha of emerald terraces and misty PR9 trails rise above Sant

1K 386m

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Santana

Ilha

A 1989-born parish where 189 souls share 14.7 km² of UNESCO laurel and basalt silence.

189 715m

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Santana

Wake in a 430-metre-high valley where rye-roofed palheiros peek from UNESCO laurel forest.

3K 430m

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Santana

São Jorge

Basalt hamlet wedged between laurissilva forest and 600 m sea cliffs, scent of bay-leaf espetada dri

1K 537m

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Santana

São Roque do Faial

Walk São Roque do Faial’s 670 m levada, hear hidden water thread UNESCO Laurissilva, then step from

680 670m

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