Faial
Surf town · Portugal
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Beds: 5 places
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5 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
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All 5 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 15 surf spots
Surf · this week
Cabo Girão · about 40 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCais do funchal · about 30 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scoreContreira · about 50 min by car · stays in Porto Moniz · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFaial · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFaja da Areia · about 30 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFajã dos Padres · about 40 min by car · stays in Ribeira Brava · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLugar de baixo · about 45 min by car · stays in Lugar de Baixo · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMachico · about 20 min by car · stays in Machico · Not for beginners
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All 15 surf spots
Madalena do mar · about 50 min by car · stays in Madalena do Mar · Not for beginners
–, no scorePizo · about 35 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scorePonta Delgada · about 25 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorto da cruz · about 10 min by car · stays in Porto da Cruz · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraia Formosa · about 35 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRibeira da Janela · about 55 min by car · stays in Ribeira da Janela · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSão Vicente · about 35 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
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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 Faial.
Places to eat
6 near Faial
Places to eat near Faial
- Restaurante Casa de Chá do FaialPortuguese · 0.8 km from the centre
- Casa de CháPortuguese · 1.7 km from the centre
- Grutas do FaialPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
- Ponte VelhaPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
- Restaurant Marisquera GaléSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
- O CurtadoPortuguese · 1.5 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 Faial
where it is, what is near
Faial is a town in Madeira, Portugal.
From Faial you can reach 15 surf spots.
The nearest is Faial, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 13 km away.
- 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 13 km, Porto Santo Airport (PXO), 56 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).