Is the hike to Ana Ferreira Cave marked?

No. The creator describes it as adventurous and unmarked, so allow time and take care on the ridge trails, which the listing calls challenging. The cave is set in basalt organ-pipe columns on Pico de Ana Ferreira and is a popular place to watch the sunrise.

How long is the beach on Porto Santo?

Praia do Porto Santo is about nine kilometers of fine golden sand along the island's southern coast, with calm, shallow water. It is listed among the 7 Wonders of Portugal, and many visitors come to the island mainly for it.

Porto Santo From Camacha: Beach, Viewpoints and a Cave

Everything filed under Camacha is on Porto Santo, the small island next to Madeira, and the list reads like a two-part trip: the beach, then the high ground. Praia do Porto Santo runs 9 km along the south coast, and one creator calls it the main reason many people come to the island. The rest of the saved places climb away from the sand toward cliffs, basalt columns and viewpoints.

Creators add two timing tips. Go to Miradouro das Flores at sunset, and know that the hike to Ana Ferreira Cave is adventurous and unmarked, though the cave itself is a known sunrise spot. All of it is free, and the pieces connect: from Miradouro das Flores you look straight down the long golden beach.

Nature & outdoors

Miradouro das FloresMountain Viewpoint Ana Ferreira CaveNatural Landmark Calhau da SerraNatural Landmark Praia do Porto SantoBeach

Destinations

Porto SantoRegion

The beach

Praia do Porto Santo has fine golden sand and calm, shallow Atlantic water along the island's southern coast, and it is listed as one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal. The listing credits the sand with therapeutic qualities, and the Porto Santo entry on this page describes the island as a quiet beach holiday destination. The beach is the anchor of most visits, with the hikes and viewpoints as the second half.

Viewpoints, cliffs and the cave

Miradouro das Flores looks over the long beach and the islets of Ilhéu de Baixo and Ilhéu da Cal, next to the Cabeço das Flores cliffs, with a bust of the painter Francisco Maya and access to the Zimbralinho cove. Ana Ferreira Cave sits inside the basalt organ-pipe columns of Pico de Ana Ferreira, with 360-degree views of the island and a local legend about King João II's daughter. Calhau da Serra is the most rugged of the three, with steep cliffs and old cobbled paths for hikers.

Good to know

A creator recommends sunset for the best views. The viewpoint looks across the 9 km Praia do Porto Santo and out to the islets of Ilhéu de Baixo and Ilhéu da Cal, and it gives access to the Zimbralinho cove. It is free.