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Calheta Destination Guide

Touring Calheta in Portugal

Calheta in the region of Madeira with its 1,618 citizens is located in Portugal - some 613 mi or ( 986 km ) South-West of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Calheta

Time in Calheta is now 09:40 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Madeira " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sao Vicente, Ribeira do Raposo, Ribeira Brava, Porto Moniz, and Ponta do Sol. Being here already, consider visiting Sao Vicente . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Calheta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

was für ein Aufprall - what a shock - Calheta, Madeira

0:11 min by lobosonda
Views: 41938 Rating: 5.00

Gewalt der Natur - erlebt in Madeira, Calheta, Hafen power of nature - lived in madeira island, Calheta, harbour forças da natureza - revividas na Madeira, Calheta, porto de recreio ..

riesiger Pottwal - very big spermwhale - cachalote enorme

0:08 min by lobosonda
Views: 17412 Rating: 4.50

Heute sahen wir diesen Riesenpottwal vor Madalena do Mar, nach einer guten halben Stunde sagte er uns Auf Wiedersehen Today we saw this very big sperm whale infront of Madalena do Mar, after more than ..


Seiwal - sei whale - baleia sardinheira, Calheta /Madeira

0:17 min by lobosonda
Views: 7597 Rating: 5.00

An der Art des Tauchgangs kann man genau erkennen wie ein Seiwal abtaucht. Im Hintergrund liegt Madalena do Mar / Madeira The way this whale dives shoes very well that it is s sei whale. In the backgr ..

grosser Pottwal 2 - big sperm whale 2 - cachalote grande 2

0:31 min by lobosonda
Views: 5827 Rating: 5.00

ein sehr grosser Pottwal und am Ende des Films hat er unter Wasser das Maul auf a very big sperm whale and at the end of the film he opens the mouth under water um cachalote bastante grande e no fim d ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Calheta beach

The Calheta Beach is a beach located near the town Calheta, on the island of Madeira, Portugal. Calheta beach is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa. However, these sand-imports were quite controversial, as the sand was taken from Western Sahara, a Non-Self Governing Territory which has been largely occupied by Morocco since 1975.

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Located at 32.72 -17.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Beaches of Portugal

Caminho Real do Paul do Mar

The Caminho Real do Paul do Mar (Royal Path of Paul do Mar) is a municipal trail in Paul do Mar, in the island of Madeira. It is the first walking trail of the annual Madeira Walking Festival, which takes place in January. The trail starts from the village of Prazeres (535 metres altitude) {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32.752483|-17.217014||||||| | |name= }}, and goes down to Paul do Mar Harbour {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32.75269|-17.223827||||||| | |name= }}.

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Located at 32.75 -17.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Hiking trails in Europe, Transport in Madeira

Tabua, Madeira

Tabua is a parish in the district of Ribeira Brava in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 1,105, its density is 99.5/km² and the area is 11.1 km². It is located W of Funchal and SE of Madeira. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Calheta and Funchal. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the north. The parish of Ponta do Sol borders to its west. Tabua is in a valley setting with a stream running just west of Tabua.

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Located at 32.67 -17.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Parishes of Ribeira Brava (Madeira)

Ribeira Brava (parish)

Ribeira Brava is the name of a parish in the west-central part of Madeira. It is located in the similarly named district of Ribeira Brava, Madeira It is located SW of Santana, W of Machico, W of Funchal and ESE of Calheta. It is linked with a road linking Calheta and Funchal.

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Located at 32.67 -17.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Parishes of Ribeira Brava (Madeira)

25 Fontes Falls

The 25 Fontes Falls (literally 25 Sources Falls) is a waterfall that is located in Serrado, Ribeira da Janela, near Porto Moniz in the Madeira Islands. This waterfall is 30 feet high forming a variety of drops of water coming down the rocks covered in small plants resulting in a small lagoon. It is involved in the primitive forest Laurisilva of Madeira, in the Macaronesia group os islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The Forest in this location is populated by large quantities of bay trees.

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Located at 32.87 -17.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Madeira, Waterfalls of Portugal

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