
Calheta
Surf and sailing town · Portugal
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Beds: 29 places
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29 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£50 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£60 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£75 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
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All 29 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 22 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
São Vicente · about 30 min by car · stays in São Vicente
61 out of 100Faja da Areia · about 35 min by car · stays in São Vicente
60 out of 100Ponta Delgada · about 40 min by car · stays in São Vicente
59 out of 100Contreira · about 25 min by car · stays in Porto Moniz
58 out of 100Porto Moniz · about 30 min by car · stays in Porto Moniz
58 out of 100Faial · about 55 min by car · stays in Faial
56 out of 100Porto da cruz · about 1h by car · stays in Porto da Cruz
51 out of 100Ribeira da Janela · about 25 min by car · stays in Ribeira da Janela
51 out of 100
All 21 surf spots
Achadas da Cruz · about 25 min by car · stays in Porto Moniz
49 out of 100Ponta do Pargo · about 25 min by car · stays in Jardim do Mar
42 out of 100Paul do Mar · about 15 min by car
39 out of 100Ponta Pequina · about 10 min by car
39 out of 100Pizo · about 40 min by car · stays in Funchal
37 out of 100Jardim do mar · about 10 min by car · stays in Jardim do Mar
36 out of 100Praia Formosa · about 45 min by car · stays in Funchal
33 out of 100Lugar de baixo · about 20 min by car · stays in Lugar de Baixo
29 out of 100Madalena do mar · about 10 min by car · stays in Madalena do Mar
28 out of 100Cabo Girão · about 35 min by car · stays in Funchal
25 out of 100Cais do funchal · about 50 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreFajã dos Padres · about 30 min by car · stays in Ribeira Brava · Not for intermediates
–, no scoreMachico · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Machico · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Marina da Calheta · 0.7 km · stays here
0 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Calheta.
Places to eat
6 near Calheta
Places to eat near Calheta
- Restaurante Convento das VinhasPortuguese · 0.3 km from the centre
- Buddha & Sakura, CalhetaIndian · 0.7 km from the centre
- Manifattura Di GelatoItalian · 0.8 km from the centre
- Akikalheta-Pizaria e CafePizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- Costa Del MarMediterranean · 0.7 km from the centre
- Restaurante Marina AzulBar and grill · 0.8 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Calheta
where it is, what is near
Calheta is a town in Madeira, Portugal.
From Calheta you can reach 21 surf spots and 1 sailing spot.
The nearest is Marina da Calheta, a sailing spot 0.7 km from the centre.
Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 38 km away.
- 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 38 km, Porto Santo Airport (PXO), 87 km
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