✨ Discovery1 day
Porto Santo in a day
Portela at dawn · Castelo · Columbus · hot sand · Calheta
Moderate · one short trail · the rest on foot or by bus
- 1East to west with the sunPortela → Moledo → Vila Baleira → Calheta · 10 stops
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Five profiles, four lengths: every programme is written hour by hour, from waking up to sunset. Pick yours.
Discovery4
- ✨ Discovery2 days
A balanced weekend: summits and beaches
PS PR2 + Facho · town · Piano · bike · Flores · wines · sunsets
Moderate · one hike on day one · flat cycling on day two
- 1Summits, Columbus and the beachMoledo → Facho → Vila Baleira → Fontinha · 8 stops
- 2The west: Piano, bike, Flores and winesCampo de Baixo → Ribeiro Cochino → Calheta → Flores · 9 stops
- ✨ Discovery3 days
Three days, three coasts
East: summits and Portela · North: Pico Branco and pools · West: Piano, Zimbralinho, Canavieira
Moderate · one classified trail a day · coves on foot
- 1The east: Portela, summits and townPortela → Moledo → Facho → Vila Baleira · 9 stops
- 2The north: Pico Branco, Cotrim and SalemasER 120 → Terra Chã → Serra de Fora → Serra de Dentro → Fonte da Areia · 7 stops
- 3The west: Piano, Zimbralinho and CanavieiraCampo de Baixo → Zimbralinho → Morenos → Calheta · 9 stops
- ✨ Discovery5 days
Immersion: the whole island in five days
Town · three trails · two coasts · islets · hot sand · wines · sunsets
Moderate · at most one trail a day · island pace
- 1Arrival: the town, its history, its beachLargo do Pelourinho → Casa Colombo → Cais Velho → Fontinha → Lombas · 10 stops
- 2Eastern summits and the Graça chapelMoledo → Castelo → Facho → Portela → Casinhas · 9 stops
- 3Pico Branco, Cotrim and the casas de salãoER 120 → Terra Chã → Serra de Fora → Serra de Dentro · 8 stops
- 4Fonte da Areia, Salemas, Zimbralinho and the westNorth coast → Zimbralinho → Morenos → Canavieira · 8 stops
- 5The Levada, the islets and farewellCamacha → Graça → harbour → islets → Calheta · 7 stops
Relaxation4
- 🏖️ Relaxation1 day
Warm sand, lapas and sunset
Fontinha · sand bath · Pé na Água · Lambecas · Calheta
Very easy · all on foot or by bus · free pace
- 1A day at the beach's paceFontinha → Vila Baleira → Ribeiro Salgado → Calheta · 8 stops
- 🏖️ Relaxation2 days
A slow weekend of beach and wine
Town beaches · sand bath · cycle path · Adega · sunsets
Very easy · on foot and by bike on the flat
- 1The town and its beachFontinha → Vila Baleira → Lombas · 9 stops
- 2The cycle path to CalhetaRibeiro Cochino → Cabeço da Ponta → Calheta · 8 stops
- 🏖️ Relaxation3 days
Three days of sand and sea
Beaches · sand cure · Portela · boat to the islets · Calheta
Very easy · short walks · one boat trip
- 1Arrival and first beachVila Baleira → Cais Velho → Fontinha · 8 stops
- 2The sand cureRibeiro Cochino → Ribeiro Salgado → Portela · 8 stops
- 3The islets by boat, Calheta at sundownHarbour → islets → Flores → Calheta · 6 stops
- 🏖️ Relaxation5 days
Five days at the island's pace
Seven beaches · hot sand · north coast · bike · islets · wines
Very easy · short walks · one day by car
- 1Arrival: Penedo and the centreHarbour → Penedo → Vila Baleira · 8 stops
- 2Pedras Pretas and the hot sandPedras Pretas → Campo de Baixo · 8 stops
- 3The north coast, gentlySerra de Dentro → Fonte da Areia → Linhares → Portela · 8 stops
- 4By bike to CalhetaRibeiro Cochino → Ribeiro Salgado → Cabeço da Ponta → Calheta · 8 stops
- 5The islets, then the last beachHarbour → islets → Vila Baleira → Fontinha · 7 stops
Hiker4
- 🥾 Hiker1 day
The roof of the island in a day
PS PR2 · Pico do Castelo · Facho vereda · evening swim
Easy to moderate · 3.2–4.6 km waymarked + unmarked vereda
- 1Castelo, Facho and back to the seaVila Baleira → Moledo → summits → Fontinha · 9 stops
- 🥾 Hiker2 days
Eastern summits, wild north coast
PS PR2 + Facho · PS PR1 Pico Branco · Cotrim · Fonte da Areia
Moderate · two classified trails · ~10 km on foot
- 1Castelo, Facho and PortelaMoledo → summits → Portela · 8 stops
- 2Pico Branco, Cotrim and the north coastER 120 → Terra Chã → Serra de Fora → Fonte da Areia · 7 stops
- 🥾 Hiker3 days
The three classified trails
PS PR1 · PR2 · PR3 · Facho · Zimbralinho · western tip
Moderate · 3 PS PR trails · ~16 km on foot
- 1PS PR2, the Facho and the eastMoledo → Castelo → Facho → Portela · 9 stops
- 2PS PR1 and the north coastER 120 → Pico Branco → Cotrim → Serra de Dentro → Salemas · 7 stops
- 3PS PR3, the Piano and the western tipCamacha → Graça → Campo de Baixo → Zimbralinho → Canavieira · 8 stops
- 🥾 Hiker5 days
Porto Santo on foot, five days
Every trail · both coasts · natural pools · islet by kayak
Moderate · at most one trail a day · ~25 km in total
- 1Arrival: Vila Baleira on footCentre → Cais Velho → Fontinha → Lombas · 9 stops
- 2PS PR2, the Facho and PortelaMoledo → Castelo → Facho → Portela · 8 stops
- 3PS PR1, Cotrim and Serra de DentroER 120 → Pico Branco → Serra de Fora → Serra de Dentro · 7 stops
- 4Fonte da Areia, Salemas and the western tipNorth coast → Zimbralinho → Morenos → Canavieira · 7 stops
- 5The Levada, the Piano and Ilhéu da CalCamacha → Graça → Campo de Baixo → Calheta · 8 stops
Adventure4
- 🤿 Adventure1 day
Summits in the morning, sea in the afternoon
PS PR2 + Facho · paddle · kayak to Ilhéu da Cal · western tip
Demanding · ~6 km on foot + 2 water outings
- 1Land, sand and seaMoledo → Facho → beach → Calheta → Canavieira · 7 stops
- 🤿 Adventure2 days
Northern cliffs, western seabed
PS PR1 · Cotrim · wreck dive · bike · Zimbralinho · Piano
Hard · steep trail + dive + cove on foot
- 1Pico Branco, Cotrim and the wrecksER 120 → Terra Chã → Serra de Fora → bay · 7 stops
- 2Bike, kayak, Zimbralinho and the PianoRibeiro Cochino → Calheta → Zimbralinho → Ana Ferreira → Canavieira · 8 stops
- 🤿 Adventure3 days
Three days, every element
Trail · wind · dive · boat · north coast · karting
Hard · sporty programme · one sea outing a day
- 1Summits at dawn, wind in the afternoonMoledo → Facho → great beach · 7 stops
- 2Under the sea, then on itBay → islets → Portela · 6 stops
- 3North coast and kartingER 120 → Pico Branco → Fonte da Areia → Salemas → kart track · 9 stops
- 🤿 Adventure5 days
Five days outdoors
Every trail · wrecks · islets · coves · wind · karting
Hard · five sporty days · recovery on the sand
- 1Arrival: into the water from the pierVila Baleira → Cais Velho → Fontinha → Lombas · 8 stops
- 2PS PR2, the Facho and Ilhéu da CalMoledo → Facho → Calheta · 6 stops
- 3Wrecks, dolphins and CotrimBay → islets → Serra de Fora · 5 stops
- 4The north coast on footER 120 → Pico Branco → Serra de Dentro → Fonte da Areia → Salemas · 8 stops
- 5Levada, Zimbralinho, Piano and kartingCamacha → Graça → Zimbralinho → Ana Ferreira → kart track · 8 stops
Family4
- 👨👩👧 Family1 day
A family day
Supervised beach · Casa Colombo · Lambecas · parrots · windmills
Very easy · from age 3 · on foot and by car
- 1Beach, museum, ice cream and windmillsFontinha → Vila Baleira → Linhares → Portela · 8 stops
- 👨👩👧 Family2 days
Beach and island-loop weekend
Supervised beaches · Columbus · Cais Velho · north coast by car · Calheta
Easy · short walks · one day by car
- 1The beach and the town's historyFontinha → Vila Baleira → Cais Velho · 8 stops
- 2The island loop by carSerra de Dentro → Fonte da Areia → Linhares → Calheta · 7 stops
- 👨👩👧 Family3 days
A long family weekend
Beaches · fort and cannons · chapel · bike · horses · sunset
Easy · for ages 4–12 · bikes on a flat path
- 1Two supervised beachesFontinha → Vila Baleira → Ribeiro Salgado · 7 stops
- 2Cannons, windmills and chapelPico do Castelo → Portela → Casinhas → Vila Baleira · 9 stops
- 3By bike, then on horsebackRibeiro Cochino → Cabeço da Ponta → Centro Hípico → Flores → Calheta · 6 stops
- 👨👩👧 Family5 days
A family week on the island
Beaches · Columbus · cannons · north coast · parrots · dolphins · sunsets
Easy · for ages 3–15 · no physical demands
- 1Arrival: Penedo and the seafrontHarbour → Penedo → Cais Velho → Vila Baleira · 7 stops
- 2Columbus, the church and the supervised beachFontinha → Vila Baleira → Pedras Pretas · 8 stops
- 3Cannons, windmills and chapelPico do Castelo → Portela → Casinhas · 7 stops
- 4The north coast and its poolsSerra de Dentro → Fonte da Areia → Salemas → Linhares · 8 stops
- 5Dolphins in the morning, Calheta in the eveningHarbour → islets → Flores → Calheta · 5 stops