Praia de S. Roque

Praia de Banda D'além is in the municipality of Machico, district of Madeira, in the Madeira region. Coastal beach with water quality rated Excellent by APA in 2025.

Praia de Machico is the main beach of the city of the same name, where the history of Madeira began with the landing of João Gonçalves Zarco in 1419. The golden sand of this beach was brought from the Sahara — an ingenious solution to create a sandy beach on a predominantly rocky island. The bay of Machico, sheltered by headlands, has the calm, warm water much valued for bathing.

Praia de Ribeira do Natal is in the municipality of Machico, district of Madeira, in the Madeira region. River beach with water quality rated Excellent by APA in 2025.

Palmeiras is a beach in Santa Cruz, in the district of the Azores, awarded the Blue Flag in 2026 by ABAAE. This page will be expanded with more information on access, amenities and water quality.