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20 m
Casas do Baleeiro – Whaler's Houses
Caniçal, Rua de São Sebastião 20 (village center)
Five renovated former whalers' cottages (Alojamento Local no. 113178/AL) right in the center of Caniçal, near…
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20 m
Hyatt Ziva Madeira
Caniçal, Sítio da Piedade (site of the former Quinta do Lorde, eastern tip)
Large 5-star all-inclusive resort (366 rooms) built on the site of the former Quinta do Lorde, at the eastern tip of…
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105 m
São Lourenço Guest House
Caniçal, Estrada de São Lourenço 115 (Cerca neighborhood, upper part of the village)
Small guesthouse with nine units, each with a kitchenette, on the western heights of Caniçal, about 1.9 km as the crow…
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25 m
©Zona de acampamento da Casa do Sardinha (Ponta de São Lourenço)
Ponta de São Lourenço, near the Casa do Sardinha (end of the PR8)
The only authorized camping spot on the São Lourenço peninsula, at the end of the PR8 (4 km on foot from Baía d'Abra)…
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25 m
Baía Madeira Hotel
Machico, Estrada de São Roque (Machico bay)
4-star hotel on the bay, about 150 m from Machico beach and a few minutes' walk from the center. The biggest hotel in…
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10 m
Hotel Amparo
Machico, Rua da Amargura 2 (center)
Small family-run 2-star hotel (formerly Residencial Amparo) right in the center of Machico, near the beach and the…
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55 m
Hotel Pérola de Machico
Machico, Sítio da Graça, Caminho Municipal do Larano 110 · Madeira Crossing km 0.5
Small 2-star hotel (formerly the Pérola de Machico guesthouse) in the residential Graça neighborhood, on the Larano…
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10 m
Hotel White Waters
Machico, Praceta 25 de Abril 34 (center)
3-star boutique hotel in the heart of Machico, about 200 m from the sandy beach. A well-placed mid-range option for…
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15 m
Hotel Costa Linda
Porto da Cruz, Casas Próximas, Rua Dr. João Abel de Freitas (seafront)
Small 2-star hotel with 12 rooms on the Porto da Cruz seafront, facing the Penha d'Águia. The village is about 2.5 km…
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15 m
Hotel Vila Bela
Porto da Cruz, Rua da Praia 23/25, Sítio das Casas Próximas (promenade)
2-star hotel on the Porto da Cruz promenade, about a hundred meters from Alagoa beach. An alternative to the Costa…
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15 m
Jaca Hostel Porto da Cruz
Porto da Cruz, Casas Próximas, Rua Dr. João Abel de Freitas 20 (center)
Private hostel two minutes from Porto da Cruz beach, with dormitories and one double room. The cheapest option in the…
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690 m
Bio Quinta do Pântano (Agro-Turismo)
Santo da Serra, Estrada da Fonte de Santo António 61, Casais Próximos
Small organic agritourism farm on the Santo da Serra plateau, a few hundred meters from the golf course. Simple…
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690 m
Enotel Santo da Serra
Santo da Serra, Sítio dos Casais Próximos (near the golf course)
4-star hotel in a former Madeiran manor house next to the Santo da Serra golf course, fully renovated and reopened on…
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680 m
©PortoBay Serra Golf
Santo António da Serra, Sítio dos Casais Próximos
Small 4-star boutique hotel (21 rooms and one suite) in a 1920 manor house surrounded by gardens, near the Santo da…
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290 m
Quinta da Capela
Porto da Cruz, Sítio do Folhadal, Caminho da Cruz da Guarda 27 (on the heights) · Madeira Crossing km 14.4
17th-century rural manor house with a chapel, converted into a 5-room guesthouse, on the Folhadal hill between Porto…
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690 m
Hotel Rural A Quinta (Estalagem A Quinta)
Santo António da Serra, Estrada Santo António da Serra 398
Country inn (3-star rural hotel) in the heart of the Santo da Serra plateau, with a traditional-cuisine restaurant and…
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430 m
Casas de Campo do Pomar
Santana, Sítio do Lombo do Curral 54-56
Small group of rural-tourism country cottages in a large garden, in the Lombo do Curral neighborhood, about 1 km from…
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965 m
Zona de acampamento do Chão do Pasto
Chão do Pasto, above Santo António da Serra (tarmac road)
Forest area reachable by car above Santo da Serra, about 2.4 km as the crow flies from the route (Portela–Lamaceiros…
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1,290 m
Zona de acampamento dos Terreiros
Terreiros, above Camacha (tarmac road) · Madeira Crossing km 21.7
High-altitude clearing reachable by road, about 1.5 km as the crow flies south of the Levada do Furado section of the…
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925 m
©Zona de acampamento do Ribeiro Frio
Ribeiro Frio, forest park (access on foot) · Madeira Crossing km 24
Small zone reachable only on foot near the hamlet of Ribeiro Frio, about 700 m from the route. The hamlet has…
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Ribeiro Frio Cottages
Ribeiro Frio (Entre Águas), on the ER103 · Madeira Crossing km 24.2
Small country cottages by the road in the hamlet of Ribeiro Frio, about 500 m from the route. They lie between the…
Campground
1,230 m
Zona de acampamento do Chão das Feiteiras
Chão das Feiteiras, plateau north of Poiso (dirt track) · Madeira Crossing km 24.4
Grassy plateau surrounded by cedars, right by the route at the end of the climb from the Levada do Furado. It is the…
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1,355 m
Zona de acampamento das Cruzes de Baixo
Cruzes de Baixo, above Camacha (tarmac road) · Madeira Crossing km 25.1
Zone with no facilities (apart from a parking lot) by the road, about 850 m south-east of the route between Chão das…
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1,125 m
Zona de acampamento das Carreiras
Carreiras, Estrada das Carreiras above Camacha (tarmac road)
Forest area reachable by car, about 2 km south of Poiso and the route. No facilities apart from a parking lot…
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1,300 m
©SurroundingsCasa de Abrigo do Cedro – Montado do Pereiro
Montado do Pereiro, near the north gate, on the ER103 south of Poiso · Madeira Crossing km 26.2
IFCN forest house, rented as a whole (8 people maximum), in the Montado do Pereiro park, about 600 m south of Poiso…
Campground
1,395 m
©Zona de acampamento do Poiso
Poiso, junction of the ER103 and ER202 roads · Madeira Crossing km 26.2
Roadside zone at the Poiso pass, on the route, about 1.5 km after Chão das Feiteiras and at the foot of the climb to…
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1,200 m
Mountain Eco Shelters (Eco Shelters)
Parque Ecológico do Funchal, Estrada Regional 103 n.º 259 (between Poiso and Monte) · Madeira Crossing km 26.9
Nine small eco-shelters in the Parque Ecológico do Funchal, by the ER103, about 1.4 km south-west of Poiso. They are…
Refugeclosed
1,530 m
Casa de Abrigo das Sorveiras
Between Chão da Lagoa and Poço da Neve, on the Pico do Areeiro road · Madeira Crossing km 30
Small IFCN forest house at 1,530 m, in the protected area of the central massif, about 600 m from the route as it…
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1,025 m
©Eira do Serrado Hotel & SPA
Eira do Serrado (viewpoint above Curral das Freiras)
4-star hotel (a former Estalagem) with 26 rooms perched at the Eira do Serrado viewpoint, above the Curral das Freiras…
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1,800 m
Pousada do Pico do Arieiro (ancienne)
Summit of Pico do Areeiro (1,818 m), start of the PR1 · Madeira Crossing km 32.9
The former summit pousada no longer lets rooms: you can no longer sleep here to catch the sunrise. The summit is still…
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635 m
Valley of Nuns Holiday Apartments
Curral das Freiras, Estrada Cónego Camacho 12 (village center)
Two Alojamento Local apartments (93816/AL and 94152/AL) in the center of the village of Curral das Freiras, at the…
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900 m
Casa de Abrigo do Pico das Pedras
Parque Florestal do Pico das Pedras, next to the Polícia Florestal station (ER218 towards Achada do Teixeira)
IFCN forest house rented as a whole (10 people maximum), in the Pico das Pedras forest park, on the road from Santana…
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385 m
Centro de Juventude de Santana (ex-Pousada de Juventude)
Santana, Rua Tenente Domingos Cardoso (Barreiro)
Public youth hostel run by the Region, in the town of Santana: the cheapest accommodation in the area, with…
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435 m
Hotel O Colmo
Santana, Avenida Manuel Marques da Trindade 42 (center)
3-star hotel with 50 rooms right in the center of Santana, with a restaurant, indoor pool and spa. The most convenient…
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1,592 m
Mountain Spot Lodge (Achada do Teixeira)
Achada do Teixeira, parking lot at the end of the ER218, start of the PR1.2
Lodge at the Achada do Teixeira parking lot, at the start of the PR1.2: 2.8 km of trail up to the Pico Ruivo hut…
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265 m
Quinta do Furão
Santana, Achada do Gramacho, Estrada da Quinta do Furão (clifftop)
4-star hotel among vineyards, on top of a north-coast cliff, about 2 km from the center of Santana. It is far from the…
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895 m
Zona de acampamento do Pico das Pedras
Parque Florestal do Pico das Pedras, ER218 road Santana – Achada do Teixeira
Forest park on the road from Santana to Achada do Teixeira, about 4.5 km as the crow flies from the route. An option…
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1,760 m
©Casa de Abrigo do Pico Ruivo
Below the summit of Pico Ruivo, junction of the PR1 / PR1.1 / PR1.2 / PR1.3 · Madeira Crossing km 37.7
Stone mountain hut, renovated and reopened in August 2019, a few minutes below the summit, at the trail junction. Its…
Campground
1,790 m
©Zona de acampamento do Pico Ruivo
Pico Ruivo, near the Casa de Abrigo (access on foot only) · Madeira Crossing km 38
Camping zone on the ridge, at the junction of the PR1, PR1.1, PR1.2 and PR1.3 trails, a stone's throw from the hut and…
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780 m
Zona de acampamento da Boca das Voltas
Boca das Voltas, laurel forest above São Jorge (dirt track)
Isolated zone in the forest above São Jorge, about 5.4 km as the crow flies north of Pico Ruivo. It is off the route…
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610 m
Danny's Rural Suite
Curral das Freiras, Colmeal (Fajã Escura), north of the village
Very highly rated rural apartments (one-bedroom T1 for 3 people, two-bedroom T2 listed separately) in the farming…
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Casinhas da Laurissilva
Sítio da Ribeira Grande (Rosário), on the ER228 between the Boca da Encumeada and São Vicente · Madeira Crossing km 47.8
Small houses deep in the laurel forest on the north side, about 3.3 km by road (ER228) below the Boca da Encumeada…
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805 m
©Zona de acampamento do Chão dos Louros
Parque Florestal do Chão dos Louros, on the ER228 below the Boca da Encumeada (north side) · Madeira Crossing km 47.8
Large forest park by the road, about 700 m as the crow flies from the Boca da Encumeada, on the São Vicente side. It…
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900 m
Valley View Hotel Encumeada
Feiteiras, Serra de Água, below the Encumeada pass (south side) · Madeira Crossing km 48.7
3-star mountain hotel about 650 m as the crow flies below the Encumeada pass, on the Serra de Água side. It is the…
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Old Aqueduct Village
Serra de Água (village), Ribeira Brava valley, below the Encumeada pass
Small Alojamento Local property (studios) in the village of Serra de Água, about 5.5 km by road (ER104) below the Boca…
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560 m
Pousada dos Vinháticos
Fajã dos Vinháticos, Serra de Água, on the Encumeada road
Historic pousada, opened in 1933 according to Visit Madeira, in the Serra de Água valley, about 2 km as the crow flies…
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Villa Rústica – Casa da Lurdes
Serra de Água, on the village's main road
120 m² holiday home (2 bedrooms, 4 people) in the village of Serra de Água, about 5.5 km by road below the Boca da…
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1,224 m
Casa Anexa do Lombo do Mouro (IFCN)
Lombo do Mouro, Encumeada – Paul da Serra road, next to the Casa do Lombo do Mouro
Small annexe of the Casa do Lombo do Mouro (4 people maximum), rented separately by the IFCN. Same access: a 10-minute…
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1,224 m
Casa do Lombo do Mouro (IFCN)
Lombo do Mouro, Encumeada – Paul da Serra road (10 min on foot from the road)
IFCN forest house rented as a whole (10 people maximum), a 10-minute walk from the Paul da Serra road, about 3 km from…
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Solar da Bica
Sítio dos Lameiros, Rua da Bica 17, on the slopes of the São Vicente valley
Family-run agritourism house (two restored old houses) on a slope of the São Vicente valley, on the edge of the laurel…
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Estalagem do Vale
Sítio das Feiteiras de Baixo, Rua Dr. Gregório Dinis 37, São Vicente valley
4-star hotel with 41 rooms at the bottom of the São Vicente valley, about 8.5 km by road from the Boca da Encumeada…
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Gardens Guest House
Sítio do Passo, Estrada da Furna 23, São Vicente valley
Budget guesthouse in the São Vicente valley, with private rooms (some with a shared bathroom), a shared kitchen and a…
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Quinta Vale Vitis
Sítio do Passo, Estrada D. João V no. 160, São Vicente valley
Renovated quinta in the heart of the São Vicente valley, a few minutes from the town and about 8.6 km by road from the…
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Estalagem do Mar
Juncos, Fajã da Areia, on the seafront about 1 km from São Vicente town
Seafront hotel facing the Atlantic at Fajã da Areia, about 1 km from São Vicente town and 11.7 km by road from the…
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1,255 m
Zona de acampamento do Caramujo
Caramujo, on the PR17 (Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal), above the Levada do Norte · Madeira Crossing km 56.2
Small zone beside the PR17, about 8 km after Encumeada via the Levada do Norte and Folhadal. No water, WC or fire pit…
Campground
1,560 m
Zona de acampamento da Bica da Cana
Bica da Cana, edge of the Paul da Serra (tarmac road), near the forest house · Madeira Crossing km 58.5
Equipped zone (water, WC, fire pits, bins) about 200 m from the route, at the end of the open part of the PR17 coming…
Campground
1,540 m
Zona de acampamento dos Estanquinhos
Estanquinhos, Paul da Serra plateau (dirt track) · Madeira Crossing km 60.9
Zone on the Paul da Serra plateau, about 150 m from the route, on the link path laid out by the IFCN between Bica da…
Campground
1,510 m
Zona de acampamento Estanquinhos – Fontes Ruivas
Fontes Ruivas, Paul da Serra plateau (access on foot) · Madeira Crossing km 62.4
Camping zone on the route, about 1.5 km after Estanquinhos. It is the overnight stop chosen after the Encumeada → Bica…
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1,375 m
Zona de acampamento da Ribeira do Alecrim
Ribeira do Alecrim, Paul da Serra, near the Rabaçal road (tarmac road) · Madeira Crossing km 68.1
Zone with no facilities other than a parking lot, about 800 m from the route, in the Rabaçal and Pico da Urze area…
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1,360 m
Estalagem Pico da Urze
Pico da Urze, Paul da Serra plateau, near the Rabaçal turn-off · Madeira Crossing km 68.2
The only hotel on the Paul da Serra plateau, about 1.2 km from the route between Fontes Ruivas and 25 Fontes /…
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Brisa Mar
Seixal, Sítio do Cais, Rua João Fernandes Correia 39 (near the harbor)
Small 2-star establishment with 12 rooms near Seixal harbor (called “Estalagem” or “Residencial” Brisa Mar depending…
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Casa das Videiras
Seixal, Sítio da Serra d'Água, Caminho Delfina F. Correia 6 (near the harbor)
Rural tourism house with 4 rooms in the village of Seixal, a stone's throw from the black sand beach and the small…
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Madeira.Life
Seixal, Caminho do Farrobo (village center)
Small private youth hostel in the center of Seixal, with dorms and private rooms, a short walk from the beach and the…
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Solmar (Residencial Solmar)
Seixal, Sítio do Lombinho (village center)
Restaurant with rooms (6 rooms) in the center of Seixal, a few hundred meters from the harbor beach. A simple…
Campground
1,135 m
©Zona de acampamento do Fanal
Fanal, forest of centuries-old til trees (ER209 tarmac road) · Madeira Crossing km 79.5
Clearing in the Fanal forest of centuries-old til trees, on the route, just before the descent via the PR14. It is the…
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1,225 m
Zona de acampamento da Fonte do Bispo
Fonte do Bispo, high plateau above Fajã da Ovelha (access on foot)
Equipped zone (water, WC, fire pit) about 3 km as the crow flies west of the route, above Fajã da Ovelha. Off the…
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1,235 m
Zona de acampamento das Cruzinhas
Cruzinhas, high plateau above Fajã da Ovelha (dirt track)
Zone next to Fonte do Bispo, about 3.5 km as the crow flies west of the route. Water, fire pit and parking lot…
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655 m
Zona de acampamento do Porto Moniz (zone forestière IFCN)
Forest area above Porto Moniz, at about 655 m (tarmac road)
IFCN forest camping zone above Porto Moniz town, about 3.3 km as the crow flies from the finish at Ribeira da Janela…
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Caminho Real Room
Ribeira da Janela (village), near the western end of the crossing · Madeira Crossing km 88.8
Room in a private home, registered as Alojamento Local, in the village of Ribeira da Janela. The listing puts the…
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Casa da Zita
Ribeira da Janela, beside the Estrada Regional 209 · Madeira Crossing km 88.8
Small rental house (2 bedrooms, 3 people) in a quiet, isolated corner of Ribeira da Janela, about 15 minutes' walk…
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Casa do Ribeirinho
Sítio do Ribeirinho, on the heights south-west of Porto Moniz town
Century-old rural house up in the hills above Porto Moniz, surrounded by gardens and an orchard. It has 8 rooms and a…
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Centro de Juventude do Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz (town), Vereda da Cadeia, above the natural pools
Public youth center (5 rooms, 22 beds according to the municipality) in Porto Moniz town, a few minutes' walk from the…
Campground
20 m
Parque de Campismo do Porto Moniz
Ribeira da Janela, at the mouth of the valley near the old ER101, between the village and Porto Moniz · Madeira Crossing km 89.8
Madeira's only proper campground, run by the municipality, at the bottom of the Ribeira da Janela valley, very close…
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Aqua Natura Bay
Porto Moniz (town), Rua do Forte de São João Baptista 7, seafront
4-star hotel (formerly the Hotel Moniz Sol) with 45 sea-view rooms on the Porto Moniz seafront. Its wellness area…
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Aqua Natura Madeira
Porto Moniz (town), Rotunda da Piscina 3, just above the natural pools
4-star hotel with 25 rooms, all with sea views, perched just above the famous natural pools and 500 m from the Aquário…
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Hotel Euro Moniz
Porto Moniz (town), Rua das Alfarrobeiras 4, about 200 m from the natural pools
3-star hotel about 200 m from the natural pools, which presents itself as a base for hikers (levadas, PR13 Vereda do…
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Hotel Salgueiro
Porto Moniz (town), Rua do Lugar 34, opposite the natural pools
Simple, central hotel opposite the Porto Moniz natural pools, with a sea-view restaurant and breakfast included. A…
By overnight stop.
- Caniçal 4
- Machico 4
- Portela and Porto da Cruz 4
- Santo António da Serra 5
- Chão das Feiteiras and Poiso 7
- Ribeiro Frio 2
- Pico do Areeiro 2
- Pico Ruivo 2
- Achada do Teixeira 1
- Santana 4
- Pico das Pedras and Queimadas 2
- Curral das Freiras 3
- Encumeada and Chão dos Louros 3
- Serra de Água 5
- São Vicente 5
- Bica da Cana, Estanquinhos and Fontes Ruivas 4
- Rabaçal and Ribeira do Alecrim 2
- Fanal 3
- Seixal 4
- Ribeira da Janela 3
- Porto Moniz 7
Data checked on November 9, 2026 against the establishments’ official websites, booking platforms and tourist offices. Spotted an error? Let us know.