Salemas
Salemas is a beach in Porto Santo, Madeira. Salemas is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Lapa, as well as near Cardina Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porto Santo Island and Pico do Castelo.
Porto Santo Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island and municipality 43 kilometres northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.
Pico do Castelo
Peak
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pico do Castelo is a 437 m high volcano-shaped peak on Porto Santo Island. The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot.
Pico do Facho
Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico do Facho is the highest peak on Porto Santo Island, with 517 m in altitude. Its name comes from facho, a light beam created by a bonfire, which was used to signal both the local population and Funchal of pirate ships. Pico do Facho is situated 2½ km southeast of Salemas.
Salemas
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.09309° or 33° 5′ 35″ northLongitude
-16.34783° or 16° 20′ 52″ westOpen location code
8C553MV2+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 919671147OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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