The pragmatic coast
Homes in East Madeira: Machico, Santa Cruz & Caniço
Machico, where the Portuguese first landed six hundred years ago, has its own sandy beach; Caniço has the Garajau marine reserve below it; Santa Cruz keeps the airport minutes away. The right answer for late arrivals, early departures and walkers heading for Ponta de São Lourenço at sunrise.
You land at midnight or fly out at six.
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