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Cabo Girao
One of the highest sea cliffs in Europe at 580 meters, with a glass-floored skywalk platform offering vertiginous ocean views.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
Madeira, Portugal · Europe
About Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos works well as a base: 10 minutes from São Martinho, 10km from ER-101 and ER-105 Madeira mountain roads.
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos is in Madeira, Portugal, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is São Martinho, about 6 km away.
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɨˈʃtɾɐjtu ðɨ ˈkɐmɐɾɐ ðɨ ˈloβuʃ]; Portuguese for strait of Câmara de Lobos) is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 10,629, in an area of 7.87 km². Apart from its construction services andRead more
commerce, Estreito de Câmara do Lobos is important for its cultivation of grapes, for the production of Madeira wine.
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What is there to see near Estreito de Câmara de Lobos?
Within an hour or so of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos: Cabo Girao (1 km), Funchal Old Town (9 km), ER-101 and ER-105 Madeira mountain roads (10 km), Levada Walks (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Estreito de Câmara de Lobos?
The nearest famous roads are ER-101 and ER-105 Madeira mountain roads.
Where is Estreito de Câmara de Lobos?
Estreito de Câmara de Lobos is in Madeira, Portugal, about 6 km from São Martinho.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,348
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Madeira
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Madeira
- Coordinates
- 32.6612, -17.0001
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Worth the detour from Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Funchal Old Town
Madeira's lively capital quarter of painted doors, cable-car, market and seafront promenade.
9 km · about 15 min drive
famous road
ER-101 and ER-105 Madeira mountain roads
Madeira's old cliff and mountain roads with tunnels, tight hairpins and drops to the Atlantic; the Encumeada pass links north and south.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Levada Walks
A unique network of irrigation channel paths winding through Madeira's laurel forests, offering spectacular walking through lush endemic vegetation.
11 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Pico do Arieiro
Madeira's third-highest peak at 1,818 meters, offering a surreal above-the-clouds sunrise experience and a thrilling ridge walk to Pico Ruivo.
11 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
25 Fontes
A levada hike ending at a green pool fed by dozens of cascading springs deep in Madeira's forest.
16 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Seixal
A north-coast village with a black-sand beach and waterfalls tumbling onto the coastal road.
20 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Fanal Forest
A misty plateau of ancient gnarled laurel trees, eerily beautiful when fog rolls through the Laurisilva.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Estreito de Câmara de Lobos
- Right hereCabo GiraoOne of the highest sea cliffs in Europe at 580 meters, with a glass-floored skywalk platform offering vertiginous ocean views.
- Right hereER-101 and ER-105 Madeira mountain roadsMadeira's old cliff and mountain roads with tunnels, tight hairpins and drops to the Atlantic; the Encumeada pass links north and south.
- Right herePico do ArieiroMadeira's third-highest peak at 1,818 meters, offering a surreal above-the-clouds sunrise experience and a thrilling ridge walk to Pico Ruivo.
- 30 kmPonta de São LourençoMadeira's arid eastern tip, a hiking trail along ochre volcanic cliffs surrounded by deep blue sea.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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