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Porto Santo Island (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈsɐ̃tu] ⓘ) 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 island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport. In 1959, [2] its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The first aircraft to land at this airport was a TAP Air Portugal Douglas DC-4, on 20 July 1960.
Pico do Castelo (Castle Peak) is a 437 m (1,434 ft) high volcano-shaped peak on Porto Santo Island. The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot. On the top, there is a bust in homage to Schiappa de Azevedo, who contributed strongly to the afforestation of the hill, which was once more deserted, and there are ...
Praia de Porto Santo (English: Porto Santo Beach) is a beach located near the town Vila Baleira, on the island of Porto Santo, Portugal.. With a total length of nine kilometers, Porto Santo Beach is usually divided into areas for better administration: Calheta, Cabeço da Ponte, Ribeiro Cochino, Ribeiro Salgado, Fontinha and Penedo.
Porto Santo Golfe is a 27-hole golf club on scenic Porto Santo Island in Madeira, Portugal. It opened in 2004 and was designed by the Spanish 5-time major winner, Seve Ballesteros . [ 1 ]
The civil parish of Monte Córdova is situated 30 kilometres from Porto, and accessible by the EN105 motorway to many of the local communities, including Braga, Famalicão and Guimarães. [ 3 ] For many centuries, the geomorphology of the terrain was responsible for the relative isolation of its populations. [ 3 ]
Santo Isidoro may refer to: Santo Isidoro, Marco de Canaveses, a former civil parish in the Porto District, northern Portugal. Santo Isidoro, Mafra, a civil parish in the Lisbon District, central Portugal. Santo Isidoro e Livração, a civil parish in the Porto District formed by the merger of the former parishes Toutosa and Santo Isidoro.
The Livraria Lello & Irmão, commonly known in English as the Lello Bookshop, is a bookshop located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto.