Sandy beaches on Madeira?
This truly is a difficult question. The most popular answer you will get, is "no". But is this really true?
As you know, Madeira is of volcanic origin and the island shows with pride it's breathtaking outlooks from rocky
steep coasts, as well as many stony beaches.
Nevertheless, if you search hard, you could find them - small bays with dark, rough sand from quartz.
For those travellers, who can't live without a beautiful sandy beach in the vacation however, Madeira nevertheless
has a solution: the small sister-island Porto Santo. There, you'll find a sandy beach with a length of approximately
nine kilometers, that besides in the Portuguese trip-month of August never is overfilled and offers a touch of Caribbean flair.
The ocher-colored sand on Porto Santo is said to even have a healing effect on rheumatism-illnesses.
A visit to the small island, that is attainable via ferry and per airplane, is worthwhile at all
because it differs seriously from its "big sister" Madeira.
Porto Santo is essentially flatter than Madeira, and has a warmer climate. Therefore the wine grown here tastes a bit
stronger than those produced on Madeira. Landscape looks a bit rougher as after it's discovery Porto Santo has been
heavily cleared for the growing of wine. With it's quilt-good look, Porto Santo has an own charm and character.
For those who do not need extended beaches, the small bays of Madeira might be sufficient.
a small sandy bay in the area of Porto Moniz
you can reach this small beach on the way to the eat cape Ponta de Sao Lourenco.
Since the wind blows in here often unrestricted, the swell is here a little rough
The small neighbor from Madeira with its extended sandy beach: Porto Santo
