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About Calheta
A municipality with 111.50 km² of area and 11521 inhabitants (2011).
The meaning of Calheta derives from the small bay or cove, which serves as its port, where Zarco entered when he intended to go ashore.
The Municipality of Calheta is the most extensive of all municipalities in the Archipelago, since it covers about 116 km2, which corresponds to 15% of the total surface of Madeira Island.
Calheta, is known for its warmth and sun filled days. Sheltered by sea walls, the Calheta beach has imported Moroccan golden sand, making it one of the island’s few sandy beaches. Also, the nearby villages of Paúl do Mar and Jardim do Mar are known for strong surf.
The clifftop "Casa das Mudas Arts Center", a project designed in complete harmony with the surrounding landscape, which features a wide cultural offer, showcasing exhibitions of various kinds, plays, musicals, conferences, contemporary art and many other events.
Location in Madeira
Calheta is located in the southwest coast of the island and is surrounded on the east by the municipality of Ponta do Sol, in the north by the municipality of Porto Moniz and in the south and west by the sea. The municipality is composed of 8 parishes: Arco da Calheta, Calheta, Estreito da Calheta, Fajã da Ovelha, Jardim do Mar, Paúl do Mar, Ponta do Pargo and Prazeres.
Viewpoints
Miradouro do Farol da Ponta do Pargo
Address: Ponta da Vigia, 9385-251 Ponta do Pargo.
Altitude: 290m
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Miradouro da Lombada dos Marinheiros
Address: ER101 Lombada Dos Marinheiros, 9370-307 Fajã da Ovelha,
Altitude: 623m
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Miradouro da Garganta Funda
Address: Caminho Velho, 9385-268 Ponta do Pargo.
Altitude: 347m
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Miradouro do Pico Vermelho
Address: Caminho Lombada Velha, 9385-288 Ponta do Pargo.
Altitude: 423m
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Miradouro do Sítio do Cabo
Address: Rua da Capela, Lombada Velha, 9385-288 Ponta do Pargo.
Altitude: 394m
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Miradouro da Raposeira
Address: Caminho da Raposeira do Lugarinho, 9370-331 Fajã da Ovelha.
Altitude: 551m
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Miradouro do Hotel Jardim Atlântico
Address: Caminho do Lombo da Rocha, 9370-612 Prazeres.
Altitude: 528m
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Miradouro do Sítio da Carreira
Address: Caminho do Miradouro, 9370-642 Prazeres.
Altitude: 474m
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Miradouro do Massapez da Fajã da Ovelha
Address: Rua Doutor Mario Correia Sardinha, 9370-394 Fajã da Ovelha.
Altitude: 284m
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Miradouro do Precipício
Address: ER223, Estrada Fajã da Ovelha, 9370-360, Fajã da Ovelha
Altitude: 371m
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Miradouro do Costa Verde
Address: Rua da Achada de Santo Antão, 9370-056 Arco da Calheta.
Altitude: 435m
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Miradouro da Achada de Santo Antão
Address: Rua da Achada de Santo Antão, 9370-056 Arco da Calheta.
Altitude: 424m
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Miradouro do Massapez do Arco da Calheta
Address: Rua Dr. Rocha de Gouveia, 9370-075 Arco da Calheta.
Altitude: 272m
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Museums
Mudas Contemporary Art Museum
Address: Estrada Simão Gonçalves da Câmara, n.º 37, 9370-139 Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 820 900
Email: mudas@madeira.gov.pt
Facebook: @MUDASmuseu
Sugar Cane Mill and Museum
Address: Avenida D. Manuel I, n29, 9370-135 Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 211 037
Email: engenhosdacalheta@sapo.pt
Facebook: @engenhosdacalheta
Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse Museum
Address: Ponta da Vigia, 9385-251 Ponta do Pargo.
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Phone: +351 291 882 125
Monuments & Statues
Sugar Cane Monument
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 9370-133 Estreito da Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 820 200
Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse
Address: Ponta da Vigia, 9385-251 Ponta do Pargo.
Construction: 1922
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Phone: +351 291 882 125
Parks, Gardens & others
Praia da Calheta
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 9370-133 Estreito da Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 820 200
Email: camara@cm-calheta-madeira.com
Website: cm-calheta-madeira.com
Porto de Recreio da Calheta
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 9370-135 Estreito da Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 823 425
Email: prc@tecnovia-madeira.pt
Website: portorecreiocalheta.pt
Quinta Pedagógica dos Prazeres
Address: Rua da Igreja N3, 9370-626 Prazeres.
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Phone: +351 291 822 204
Email: qpedagogica@hotmail.com
Website: prazeresdaquinta.pt
Casa do Rabaçal
Address: Casa do Rabaçal, 9370-034 Estreito da Calheta.
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Phone: +351 291 010 451
Website: @rabacalnaturespotcafe
Paúl do Mar Beach
Address: Avenida dos pescadores paulenses, 9370-545 Paúl do Mar.
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Phone: +351 291 872 345
Email: jfpauldomar@gmail.com
Facebook: @jfdopauldomar
Jardim do Mar Beach
Address: Rua do Portinho, 9370-411, Jardim do Mar.
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Phone: +351 291 823 138
Email: jfjardimdomar@hotmail.com
Facebook: @Jardim-do-Mar
Pista de Patinagem dos Prazeres
Address: Caminho da Corrida Grande, 9370-625 Prazeres.
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Phone: +351 291 010 451
Facebook: @Patinagem-Prazeres
Chapels & Churches
Arco da Calheta Church
Address: Rua Padre José Eduardo Faria, 9370-050 Arco Da Calheta.
Construction: 1500s
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Phone: +351 291 822 183
Espírito Santo Church
Address: Av. D. Manuel I 23, Lombo Do Doutor, 9370-133 Calheta.
Construction: 1639
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Phone: +351 291 822 926
Email: geral@paroquiasdacalheta.com
Website: paroquiasdacalheta.com
Atouguia Church
Address: Lombo do Atouguia, 9370-753 Calheta.
Construction: 1783
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Phone: +351 965 250 355
Email: geral@paroquiasdacalheta.com
Website: paroquiasdacalheta.com
Loreto Chapel
Address: ER222, 9370-701 Arco da Calheta.
Construction: 1600s
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Phone: +351 291 822 183
Ponta do Pargo Church
Address: Largo do Cónego Homem de Gouveira, 9385-219 Ponta do Pargo.
Construction: 1690
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Phone: +351 291 882 115
Email: paroquiasgeral@gmail.com
Website: @paroquiappargo
Bom Sucesso Chapel
Address: Caminho Lombo da Estrela, Sítio do Salão, 9370-122 Calheta.
Construction: 1683
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Phone: +351 291 822 926
Email: geral@paroquiasdacalheta.com
Website: paroquiasdacalheta.com
Estreito da Calheta Church
Address: Sítio da Igreja, 9370-206 Estreito da Calheta.
Construction: 1791
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Phone: +351 291 822 191
Fajã da Ovelha Church
Address: ER101, 9370-396 Fajã da Ovelha.
Construction: 1700s
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Phone: +351 291 882 115
Jardim do Mar Church
Address: Caminho da Pontinha, 9370-410 Jardim do Mar.
Construction: 1786
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Phone: +351 291 822 191
Paúl do Mar Church
Address: ER223, 9370-502 Paúl do Mar.
Construction: 1676
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Phone: +351 291 872 125
Prazeres Church
Address: Rua da Igreja, 9370-603 Prazeres.
Construction: 1700s
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Phone: +351 +351 291 822 204
Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte Chapel
Address: Rua da Capela, Lombada Velha 9385-120, Ponta do Pargo.
Construction: 1900s
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