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Porto Santo Portugal Last Updated: 06/14/2025 |
| Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island and municipality 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The population in 2021 was 5,158, in an area of 42.59 km2. The main settlement on the island is Vila Baleira. | |
| Visiting Porto Santo is discovering a golden island, famous for its nine kilometre sandy beach. The smallest inhabited island of the Madeira Archipelago is only an hour and a half flight away from Lisbon, in the extreme southwest of Europe, 500 km from the African coast and 1000 km from the European continent. | |
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Madeira Islands Place » Island The Madeira Archipelago is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia. Its population was 251,060 in 2021. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, on the main island's south coast. The archipelago includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. 86 views 💖 1 👍 0Portugal |
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Madeira Place » City Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia. Its population was 251,060 in 2021. The capital of Madeira is Funchal, on the main island's south coast. The Island of Madeira is an oasis in the Atlantic where, among the forests, towns, beaches and mountains, a great natural and cultural wealth is preserved. 132 views 💖 1 👍 0Portugal |