‘Sunny House’, Paul do Mar MADEIRA www.pauldomar.com House Holiday Rental, 50 metres from beach

‘Sunny House’ Ribeira das Galinhas, Paul do Mar House with ocean & mountain views, sleeps 5+, 3 bedrooms, 3 floors, 2 sun terraces, quiet in banana fields.

‘Sunny House’ Ribeira das Galinhas, Paul do Mar This quarter of the village of Paul do Mar, Ribeira das Galinhas is probably the quietest and most relaxing away from the busier aand noisier quarters such as the fishing harbour area.

‘Sunny House’ Ribeira das Galinhas, Paul do Mar The large open plan lounge and dining-room

‘Sunny House’ Ribeira das Galinhas, Paul do Mar Bedroom 2

‘Sunny House’ Ribeira das Galinhas, Paul do Mar Bedroom 1

‘Sunny House’ ..between banana fields  

‘Sunny House’ ..between the mountains and Ocean  

Walks: start mountain walks leading to levada walks from PDM  

Surfing Centre: bodyboarding & stand-up surfing  

Swimming areas Not far from the house is a slipway/jetty which is a safe swimming area.

Mini-supermarket, Bakery,Patisserie, Coffee-shop Not far from the village Church

‘Paul do Mar: the feel-good factor’ -One of the warmest and sunniest villages in Madeira -evidence: the weather station readings at ‘Lugar de Baixo’ -the village has a seafront which is flat making walking, cycling, rollerskating and other leisure and sports activities easy

‘the feel-good factor’ Ribeira das Galinhas quarter of the village

Geography & economy -Paul do Mar Parish in the municipality of Calheta on the Portuguese island of Madeira Population: 2001: 885 Accessibility: by sea (a harbour and slipway) by two Roads and by paragliding! -One road connects Porto Moniz, Santana, Calheta and Funchal to the east, and -another road connects Fajã da Ovelha and Jardim do Mar, parallel to the Atlantic Ocean.  

PDM: Infrastructure -a Tunnel (second longest in the Madeiran Region linking PDM to the village of Jardim do Mar -a small harbour, a slipway -4 star hotel -range of self-catering holiday houses and Apartments -a health centre -a school -a bank with an ATM cash machine -a small supermarket -shops, bars, restaurants

PDM: Infrastructure -a patisserie/bakery -an artificial football pitch (completion 2009) -plenty parking on seafront -free parking

History -Paul do Mar was an important fishing village -So many fish were landed that in 1912 a canning factory was established to export tuna.   Today, there are remnants of: the chimney of the canning factory the salt pools the sugar cane mill

Infrastructure: new harbour A new harbour was inaugurated in 2004 -Typical fishing boats are still moored here and utilised keeping the maritime traditions alive Reference: Photo Copyright: Paulo Garces  

Sports infrastructure: new artificial football pitch -Paul do Mar’s new artificial pitch is due for completion in 2009 -PDM’s team have won the local regional Calheta Championship year after year! Reference: Photo Copyright: Paulo Garces

Surfing Centre -Paul do Mar was a venue for rounds of the 2001 World Surfing Championships -Paul do Mar is listed in the Encyclopedia of Surfing -PDM’s surf beach is suitable for both stand- up surfing and bodyboarding -Surfers come from countries including Germany, UK, USA and South Africa  

Surfing Centre  

Walking Centre -Paul do Mar is a base for mountain and ‘levada’ walks -There are 2 main walks out of PDM village up mountains with stunning views including waterfalls, flowers and wildlife -The 2 walks link to other walks including ‘levada’ – walks along irrigation channels  

Walking Centre  

Walking Centre -The Caminho Real do PDM is a ‘municipal path’ (full title: PR 19 ‘Caminho Real do Paul do Mar’) -It is the first walk of the annual Madeira Walking Festival which takes place in the month of January. -The trail starts from the village of Prazeres at 535 metres down to Paul do Mar Harbour at about 35 metres above sea level along the historic ‘municipal path’ . It’s about 2 kilometres long and takes about 80 minutes to complete. -This walk is not recommended for those that suffer from vertigo.  

Walking Centre    -During the walk the villages of Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar are visible, waterfalls can be seen and flora such as pride of Madeira (Echium nervosum) and Madeira mountain stock (Euphorbia piscatoria) can be viewed. -The walk is historic in that it is an old municipal path and before roads were built to the villages of Jardim do Mar and Paul do Mar these paths and the sea were the only access to them. People carried heavy loads on their backs up and down these cliffs and slopes for many years. -The walk is detailed in guidebooks

Tourism Paul do Mar is an all-year round tourist destination due to the Madeiran sub-tropical climate Air temperatures average 22ºC in the Summer & 16ºC in the Winter Humidity: moderate Seawater temperatures: average 18º in both the Winter & Summer  

Tourism Most tourists from countries such as Germany, UK, Austria base themselves in Paul do Mar for ‘the feel-good factor’. They want: -relaxation and activities including -mountain walks and -dolphin and whale-watching

Culture/entertainment The famous Portuguese poet Vasco da Gama Rodrigues was born in Paul do Mar -His residence is marked with a plaque -O Cristo das Nações (1995) was one of his works Reference WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Rodrigues

Culture/entertainment -The village brass band is over 100 years old and plays at the many local festas and at other events Reference: Photo Copyright: Paulo Garces

‘the feel-good factor’ -’the feel-good factor’ in Paul do Mar includes the sunsets

Tourism – close to Paul do Mar Not far from Paul do Mar (10 minutes drive) is Calheta town, the Region’s capital with white sand beaches and a yacht marina with a supermarket, restaurants and bars where big-game fishing boats and dolphin and whale-watching boats operate from  

Paul do Mar (PDM) MADEIRA the ‘feel-good factor’ We hope to see you soon! The ‘Sunny House’ Team!