Praia de Porto Santo

About the beach

Praia de Porto Santo is one of the defining Atlantic sandy beaches in the Madeira archipelago — a stretch of several kilometres of fine, pale, warm sand that occupies almost the entire southern coast of Porto Santo island. Water quality is Excellent. The sand at Porto Santo has a recognised mineral composition, with therapeutic properties attributed to elements that distinguish it from ordinary sandy beaches. The island operates at a human scale and at an unhurried pace, very different from Madeira: less lush vegetation, more light, more wind, and an Atlantic that turns turquoise in summer and rarely disappoints.