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Touring Vale de Paraíso
Vale de Paraíso in Santa Cruz (Madeira) is a town located in Portugal about 602 mi (or 969 km) south-west of Lisbon, the country's capital place.
Time in Vale de Paraíso is now 06:21 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Madeira with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 2 airports nearby Vale de Paraíso. The closest airport in Portugal is Madeira Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Laurisilva of Madeira in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), North-West. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Funchal, Vila de Porto Santo, Barlovento, Garafia and Puntallana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 31% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quinta Mirabela
Casa Velha do Palheiro
Residence Conde Carvalhal
Galo Resort Hotel Alpino Atlantico
Hotel Alpino Atlantico Ayurveda Cure Centre - Adults Only
Hotel Porto Santa Maria
Porto Santa Maria "Adults Hotel"
Quinta Bela Sao Tiago
Galo Resort Hotel Galosol
Arts In Hotel Conde Carvalhal
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Jantar de Natal - Paróquia do Rochão - Despique
Um excerto do Jantar realizado no passado dia 29-12-2012.
Festa das Tosquias Ribeira dos Boieiros - Camacha
Tradições das Tosquias: A Junta de Freguesia da Camacha, em parceria com a Associação de Criadores de Gado das Serras do Poiso, organiza no Ovil da Ribeira dos Boieiros Freguesia da ...
Madeira sightseeing january 2009
A sightseeing tour on the eastern part of Funchal and Madeira island.
Igreja da Camacha [Powerpoint]
Powerpoint realizado pela aluna Beatriz Teixeira do 4ºA da Escola EB1/PE da Camacha sobre a Igreja Matriz da Camacha.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Camacha
For the settlement in the northeastern portion of Porto Santo Island, see Camacha (Porto Santo). Camacha is a parish in the district of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It is about 6.5 km northeast of Funchal, 12 km south of Porto da Cruz and 7.5 km southwest of Santo António da Serra. The population in 2001 was 7,991, its density 408.1/km² and the area is 19.58 km². The parish of Funchal is bordered to the west and Machico to the north. Camacha has a stream located less than 1 km NE.
Caniço (Santa Cruz)
Caniço is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the Madeira Islands. It was elevated to city status in 2005. The population in 2001 is 11,586, its density is 965.5/km² and the area is 23 km². Caniço is connected with the urban sprawl of Funchal and like Calheta, Caniço is larger than the seat of the municipality. The city of Funchal is bordered to its west. It is located 6 km E of Funchal. Caniço is surrounded with two streams, a shorter one in the west and a long stream to the east.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal
The Diocese of Funchal was created originally on January 12, 1514, by bull Pro excellenti præeminentia of Pope Leo X, following the elevation of Funchal from a village to the status of town (cidade), by King Manuel I of Portugal (royal mandate of August 21, 1508). The new diocese was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lisbon.
Estádio da Madeira
Estádio da Madeira, formerly named Estadio Eng. Rui Alves and informally known as Estádio da Choupana is a football stadium in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of C.D. Nacional, one of two Liga Sagres teams located in Funchal (The other being fierce rivals C.S. Marítimo). The stadium is currently able to hold 5,132 people and was built as a one-stand 2,500 seat stadium in 2000, when Nacional moved in.
Campo do Adelino Rodrigues
Campo de Futebol Adelino Rodrigues, also known as Campo do Liceu, is a multi-use stadium, mainly used for football, which is located in the city centre of Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. The stadium, which has a capacity for approximately 3,000 people in stands based around three sides of the pitch, is mainly used by local football teams such as C.S. Madeira and by the University of Madeira teams.
João Gomes Bridge
João Gomes Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte João Gomes) is a bridge in Funchal, the capital city of the Portuguese island of Madeira. It was completed in 1994 and was designed by engineer António José Luís dos Reis. It is 274.5 metres long and stands high at 140 metres.
Cathedral of Funchal
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção) in Sé, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal, which encompasses all of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The late fifteenth-century cathedral is one of the few structures that survives virtually intact since the early period of colonization of Madeira. The patron of the cathedral is Our Lady of the Assumption (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora da Assunção.)
Funchal Bay
Funchal Bay is a large bay opposite the main city of Funchal on the island of Madeira, located in the North Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Morocco in north Africa. Funchal has its harbour within the bay. Reid's Palace Hotel is located on the headland at the western end of the bay.