Municipality Ecotax

You will be required to pay  EUR 1.00 per person, per night, up to 5 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age. This payment is required in cash at check-in.

This property is registered and has an Alojamento Local lodging license nº 57898/AL

Vivenda Belo Horizonte is set in a magnificent position with an uninterrupted 180º view over and across the Atlantic Ocean. The two storey house sits on a top cliff (142 meters) above the pristine Garajau Natural Sea Reserve. This is a protected nature site and is home to special fish, indigenous birds and even the rare Mediterranean monk seal that swims in the area from its base in the Desertas Islands as it searches for food.  Vivenda Belo Horizonte is 13 Km from the airport, 9 Km from the Funchal town centre and 20 Km from the Santo da Serra golf club.    It is also 1000 m away from local restaurants, bars, kiosks, bakery, supermarket, rent-a-car and Travel Agencies. Another 1,500 m away diving schools, gym facilities, and sea shore swimming is available. The village of Caniço is 2,5 Km.

How to arrive Vivenda Belo Horizonte if you arrive by Cristiano Ronaldo Airport

GPS Information: 32.6934780, -16.7758390

From the airport or car hire depot follow the signs for the Via Rápida to Funchal and Cancela/Garajau

“Follow Via Rápida until the exit Number 15 for Cancela/Garajau on your right hand side. At top of the junction turn left down into Garajau, continue along this road, passing the main resort, you will pass a few shops and restaurants on your left hand side and the Hotel Dom Pedro Garajau on your right (this is a peach coloured low level hotel which stretches along this main road).

When you get to the end of this long straight road you will see a sign for the Cristo Rei you need to follow this. This road is called Rua do Cristo Rei, go all the way to the bottom of this road, but instead of going down to the actual statue follow the road round to the left and the Vila Bela Horizonte is overlooking the statue on the right hand side.”

 How to arrive Vivenda Belo Horizonte if you arrive by Funchal Seaport

The Eastern Madeira coastal stretch contains the hub of Madeira's resorts - particularly the Caniço area. The east coast of Madeira is particularly popular with German holidaymakers - the Germans began developing the area a while ago, so you can expect plenty of good resort facilities around Caniço and the Garajau maritime natural park. Diving and scuba diving is popular in the crystal clear waters of Garajau maritime national park. 

Canico is ideally situated on the east coast of Madeira, close to both Madeira airport and Funchal. This Madeira resort has been developing at a pretty fast pace in recent years, but it retains a low key and luxury edge, with villas, bungalows, aparthotels and plenty of entertainment. 

Development is focused on the coast, with the pretty inland village of Caniço offering a different feel, with a historic church and stylish bars and restaurants

If you're looking for a well served resort base on Madeira, then Caniço on the east coast is a good choice. Golf is just a short distance away at Palheiro, and crystal clear waters on this coastal stretch around Garajau are perfect for scuba diving. A number of scuba diving schools (all PADI qualified) are situated in the area. 

The best of the scuba diving is around Caniço de Baixo, and a choice of scuba diving companies hire out equipment, give scuba diving lessons, and organize excursions.

Being one of Madeira's main resort bases, Caniço offers a choice of excursion and walking and touring companies. It's a good base particularly from which to hook into walking tours inland.

Set in Atlantic Ocean on parallel 33 the Madeira archipelago is about the same latitude as Casablanca and Bermuda.

Garajau area it’s a miniature of Rio de Janeiro’s statue of Christ of Redeemer was erected on the wild rocky headland at the southern end of the village 1922.

The terns (Garajau in Portuguese) that gave their name to the village can still be seen from the ziggas path that winds down the cliff face to a pebble beach below the head land.

Due the Gulf Stream flows past the islands allowing water temperatures hanging from 18 Cº in winter to 24 Cº in summer, perfect for swimming, diving and every kind of waters sports.

Garajau is the tip of a large underwater mountain. Just five kilometres of the coast of the ocean floors plunges to a dept three thousand metres, which explain why we can see so many huge creatures swimming so close to land.

Whales can be sight from many view points on the Island.

The dolphin species, common dolphin, bottle nose dolphin can be seen once providing a boat trip.

The underwater landscape of Madeira composed of shallow rocks and reefs, caves and drop off make it an especially attraction.

The maritime reserve of Garajau, East of Funchal was created in 1986. Considered till today the first maritime reserve in Portugal. It is an extraordinary reserve. Among the existing fauna fish of big sizes can be found as grouper, devil fish and manta, whose gracious movements turns the place into International attraction, along with the great diversity of coastal species.

Fish accept peaceful the human presence and allow the freedom of swimming among them, which is an excellent opportunity of taking rare photos.

Due the location of this nice villa you will enjoy from the uniqueness of an amazing landscape as wells as the Charcos place considered Zen area unique in the World. Near by, you have like in Brasil the same kind of the famous statue of “Cristo Rei”. From there you can enjoy a nice view over the large Bay of the city. 

There is the possibility to use the new infrastructure of the cable car a few yards from the house with the particularity of swimming in the warm sea water down the hill where the house is placed.

By the sea side you have a beach complex, were you have a very good seafood restaurant offering a chance of a memorable lunch or a romantic dinner with candle lights.

The stunning place overlooking the beautiful bay and harbour of Funchal at nigth looks like a creche due to the multi colored lamps shinning the City of Madeira Island

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean that lies between 32º22.3’N, 16º16.5’W and 33º7.8’N, 17º16.65’W. It is one of the Autonomous regions of Portugal, with Madeira Island and Porto Santo Island being the only inhabited islands. It belongs politically and culturally to Europe, even is it can be considered to be a geographical part of the African Plate.

Madeira known originally to the Romans as the Purple Islands, was rediscovered, possibly accidentally, by Portuguese sailors and settled by Portugal as early as 1418 or as late as 1420. The archipelago is considered to be the first discovery of the exploratory period initiated by Henry the Navigator of Portugal. It is a popular year-round resort, noted for its Madeira Wine, flowers and embroidery artisans, as well as its New Year’s Eve celebrations that feature a spectacular fireworks show, which is the largest in the world according to the Guinness World Records.

In the south, there is very little left of the indigenous laurisilva subtropical rainforest which once covered the whole island (the original settlers set fire to the island to clear the land for farming) and gave it the name it now bears  (Madeira means “wood” in Portuguese).in the north , the valleys  contain native trees of fine growth. These laurisilva forests, notably the forests on the northern slopes of Madeira Island, are designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

A long narrow, and comparatively low rock promontory forms the eastern extremity of the island, on which lies a tract of calcareous sand known as the Fossil Bed. It contains land shells and numerous bodies resembling the roots of trees, probably produced by infiltration.

Madeira Island’s Geographical position and mountains landscape result in a very pleasant climate which varies between the north side, south side, and smaller islands groups like Porto Santo and Savages. The mean annual temperature on the coastline can reach more than 20º C in the south. With its mild humidity, the weather of the island is classified as oceanic subtropical and with its low rain level, desertic on the Savages. Sea water varies between 26º C during the summer and 17º C in the winter.

Climate, warm in the summer (22-26º C) and mild in the winter (17-22ºC) the temperature is also very pleasant year round owing the Gulf Stream influence rainfalls.

When the Portuguese discovered the island of Madeira in 1419, it was completely uninhabited by humans, with no aboriginal population at all. The island was settled by Portuguese people, especially farmers from the Minho region, meaning that Madeirans (Portuguese: madeirenses), as they are called, are ethnic Portuguese, though they have developed their own distinct regional identity and cultural traits.

The region has a total Population of just under 255000 inhabitants, the majority of whom live on the main island of Madeira where the population density is 337/km2 meanwhile only around 4.500 live on the Porto Santo Island where the population density is 112/km2.

The Autonomous Region of Madeira is composed of Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas Islands and Savage Islands.

The Archipelago lies about 360 miles (580km) from the coast of Africa, 535 miles (861km) from Lisbon, 230 miles (370km)  from Gran Canaria, and 480 miles (770km) from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores.

Location  

Is set in a magnificent position on the cliff tops (142 m) overlooking the Atlantic and Garajau Natural Maritime Reserve.

Free Public Parking 24h

Property Type

Desattached House with two floors

Floor Area

245 m2

Accommodation Type

Whole house (self catering) 

Fully equipped, including linen and towels

Rooms

2nd Floor 

-  A large Double Room with Sea side window View

-  Private bath (poliban)

 Room with panoramic sea side view over the Funchal bay.

1st Floor

-  A junior suite with a Front Sea View Balcony and a private Bath including a nice Jacuzzi.

-  Two large and spacious Double Rooms plus mezzanine area including an extra bed in each room sharing the same outside bathroom and a Front Sea View Balcony.

All rooms are very well equipped with TV cable, Hifi, Radio player, individual heating system, safe (for rental) internet wireless connection system.

  Rooms with balcony and panoramic view of 180 degrees over the ocean.

Ground Floor

Living Room 

-  Fire place

-  Leather sofas 

-  Table sofas

-  TV cable 

-  Video 

-  DVD 

-  Hifi

-  Library bookcase

-  Internet wireless connection system 

-  Individual heating system

Dinning Room 

 Traditional English style furniture.

           (Table – Chairs – Side Board – Cupboard)

 Internet Wireless Connection System 

 Individual Heating System 

 Children Facilities 

 Cot – Highchairs are available “on request”

Kitchen

-  Electric coffee maker 

-  Toaster 

-  Gas cooker 

-  Electric cooker 

-  Oven 

-  Microwave

-  Large American Refrigerator and freezer

-  Washing Machine

Outside Areas

- Barbecue

- Typical Barbecue stone table and chairs 

- Swimming pool 

B - 4, 10 meters
A - 6, 85 meters
C - 2, 30 meters
Depth - 1,20 m / 1,70 m

- Cool water  

- Solarium  

- Green grass area - 

- Longues chaise with sun beds

- Garden 

- Subtropical plants

- Garden furniture

Basement Area

-  Laundry (self service)

-  Iron 

-  Iron table

-  Washing machine 

-  Drying machine

Cleaning, changing towels and line service weekly are included on the rate