25 Fontes Falls

The 25 Fontes is a group of waterfalls located in Rabaçal, Paul da Serra on Madeira Island. Access is possible via the Levada das 25 Fontes. The waterfall is 30m high, consisting of a group of different water streams coming vertically down the mountainside.

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Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Madeira, Portugal
Also known as: “25 Fontes”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Risco waterfall.

Risco waterfall

Waterfall

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The Risco Waterfall is a group of waterfalls located in Rabaçal, Paul da Serra, in the Madeira Islands. The waterfall is 100m high, consisting of a group of different water streams coming vertically down the mountainside. Risco waterfall is situated 630 metres south of 25 Fontes Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arco da Calheta and Estreito da Calheta.

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 2011 was 3,168, in an area of 14.70 km². Arco da Calheta is the largest parish in Calheta in population. Arco da Calheta is situated 6 km south of 25 Fontes Falls.

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. Estreito da Calheta is situated 7 km southwest of 25 Fontes Falls.

Seixal

Village

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Seixal is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 656, in an area of 36.37 km2. Seixal is situated 7 km north of 25 Fontes Falls.

25 Fontes Falls

Categories: geosite of Madeira, tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
Location: Calheta, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

32.76564° or 32° 45′ 56″ north

Longitude

-17.12513° or 17° 7′ 31″ west

Open location code

8C44QV8F+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 333732579

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q4632165

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“25 Fontes Falls” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Cascades de les 25 fonts”
Egyptian Arabic: “25 فونتيس فالس”
German: “25 Fontes Wasserfall”
Portuguese: “Cascata das 25 Fontes”
Portuguese: “Cascata das Vinte e Cinco Fontes”
Spanish: “Cascada de las 25 Fuentes”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Risco and Lagoa do Vento.

Nearby Places

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