Praia da Calheta
Praia da Calheta is a beach located near the town Calheta, on the island of Madeira, Portugal. It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal
- Also known as: “Calheta beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa das Mudas and Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas.
Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas
Building
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Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas is a building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calheta and Estreito da Calheta.
Calheta
Town
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Calheta is on the southwest coast of Madeira. Whilst in Calheta town consider visiting the historic, picturesque fishing villages of Paul do Mar and Jardim do Mar which were venues in 2001 for the World Surfing Championships.
Estreito da Calheta
Village
Photo: Hans-Jürgen Becker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Estreito da Calheta is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,607, in an area of 14.32 km2.
Arco da Calheta
Village
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Arco da Calheta is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2021 was 2,999, in an area of 14.70 km². Arco da Calheta is the largest parish in Calheta in population. Arco da Calheta is situated 2½ km east of Praia da Calheta.
Praia da Calheta
- Categories: sand beach and landform
- Location: Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.71868° or 32° 43′ 7″ northLongitude
-17.17427° or 17° 10′ 27″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8C44PR9G+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 30121434OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Praia da Calheta” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط كالهيتا”
- Portuguese: “Praia da Calheta”
- Spanish: “Praia da Calheta”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Lobosonda and Marina da Calheta.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Praia da Calheta”. Photo: Don Amaro, CC BY 2.0.