Santana
Madeira
Santana keeps Madeira’s most famous image: the A-shaped thatched Casas de Colmo — triangular straw houses with painted doors — scattered across green slopes that run from laurel forest to the north coast’s surf beaches.
Don’t miss
- Casas de Colmo theme village
- Levada Caldeirão Verde trailheads
- Pico Ruivo ridgeline access
- Faial surf beach
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