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Calheta

Simply enchanting! Blessed with rare natural beauty, the region of Calheta includes eight parishes spread over a total area of 116 square kilometres.

Whether you walk along by the sea or hike in the steep mountains or descend down to the valleys, you will enjoy the many wonders of nature surrounding you. The sky spreads before you like a canvas in tones of blue and the beauty of the sea with its crystal waters attracts your eyes and invites you to take a swim when the heat can be felt with greater intensity.

In order to provide you with some knowledge of the history of this area, here are a few facts related to each of the parishes of the Calheta district, the largest of the Archipelago of Madeira.

Calheta, one of the oldest parishes of the island, was one of the first to be explored by the primitive colonizers. Founded on the 1st of June 1502 by Royal Decree from Dom Manuel the Virtuous, the Municipal Assembly of the region stipulated that the town’s anniversary should be celebrated on the 24th of June, this day coinciding with the St. John’s celebrations.

Besides its attractive location, surrounded by rocks and almost caressing the ocean, Calheta – which actually means ‘small beach’ in Portuguese – has an old sugar cane factory, founded in 1901 and still producing sugar cane honey and ‘aguardente’ (sugar cane spirit) to offer. Calheta is also famous for the wide variety of fish to be found in its coastal waters.

Recently, a new visitors’ attraction was added to this enchanting place by the sea. The Art Centre of Casa das Mudas, where alternating high-quality exhibitions will be on display, is an ambitious architectural project designed in complete harmony with its surroundings.

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