Ponta do Sol: Madeira's Sunniest Village

Ponta do Sol, on Madeira’s southwest coast, is said to be one of the sunniest places on the island. It’s a pretty village squeezed into a valley that opens onto a pebble beach, with a pier, colourful houses and famously beautiful sunsets. It’s also popular with digital nomads.

Quick answer: Ponta do Sol is about 25 minutes west of Funchal. Stroll the seafront and pier, swim from the pebble beach in calm weather, and watch the sunset from the clifftop. Stay at the Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, a design hotel on the cliff. See places to stay in Ponta do Sol.

Things to do

• The seafront: cafés, the pier and the pebble beach.
• Sunset: one of the best on the island.
• Levada walks in the hills above. See levada walks.
• Banana plantations on the terraces around the village.

Where to stay

Estalagem da Ponta do Sol is a clifftop design hotel with an infinity pool. See the best hotels in Madeira.

Nearby

• Calheta: see Calheta.
• Câmara de Lobos and Cabo Girão: see Cabo Girão.

More: where to stay in Madeira and digital nomads in Portugal.

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