Planning
How Many Days in Calheta? A First-Timer's Plan
How long to spend in Calheta, Madeira, what two days covers, why four or five is better, and how to split your time between the coast and the levadas.
·3 min read·itinerary
Calheta Travel Blog
Levadas, itineraries, food guides and day trips across the west of Madeira.
Food & Drink
Food & Drink
Poncha and Sugar-Cane Rum: Calheta's Working Mill
What poncha is, how it is made, and why Calheta is one of the few places on Madeira where the rum in your glass was distilled a few metres away.
·3 min read·poncha
Food & Drink
Where to Eat in Calheta: Marina, Village Grills and the West
Where to eat in Calheta, Madeira. The marina quay, the village grills doing espetada, and the seafront rooms at Paul do Mar where the fish is landed next door.
·4 min read·restaurants
Transport
Transport
Driving Madeira's West Coast from Calheta
What driving is actually like around Calheta. The expressway, the plateau roads, the Paul do Mar switchbacks, parking at the levadas, and what size car to hire.
·3 min read·driving
Transport
Getting to Calheta, Madeira: Airport, Expressway & Buses
How to reach Calheta on Madeira's south-west coast, Madeira Airport, the VR1/VE3 expressway west, the Rodoeste buses, and whether you need a hire car.
·3 min read·transport
Explore Calheta
Dig into the sights, the food, the hotels and the day trips across Madeira's south-west.