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Machico
Surf and sailing town · Portugal
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Beds: 15 places
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15 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.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 15 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 23 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Achadas da Cruz · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Porto Moniz · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCabo Girão · about 45 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 1h 10m by car · stays in Porto Moniz · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFaial · about 20 min by car · stays in Faial · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFaja da Areia · about 50 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFajã dos Padres · about 45 min by car · stays in Ribeira Brava · Not for beginners
–, no scoreJardim do mar · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Jardim do Mar · Not for beginners
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All 21 surf spots
Lugar de baixo · about 55 min by car · stays in Lugar de Baixo · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMachico · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMadalena do mar · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Madalena do Mar · Not for beginners
–, no scorePaul do Mar · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Calheta · Not for beginners
–, no scorePizo · about 40 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scorePonta Delgada · about 40 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
–, no scorePonta do Pargo · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Jardim do Mar · Not for beginners
–, no scorePonta Pequina · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Calheta · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorto da cruz · about 15 min by car · stays in Porto da Cruz · Not for beginners
–, no scorePorto Moniz · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Porto Moniz · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraia Formosa · about 35 min by car · stays in Funchal · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRibeira da Janela · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Ribeira da Janela · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSão Vicente · about 50 min by car · stays in São Vicente · Not for beginners
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Sailing · this week
Associação Náutica da Madeira · 2.3 km · stays here
54 out of 100Marina Quinta do Lorde · 5.4 km · stays here
53 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 Machico.
Places to eat
6 near Machico
Places to eat near Machico
- Ikura SakeJapanese · 0.5 km from the centre
- Bar AcáciaBarbecue · 0.6 km from the centre
- Restaurante Mercado VelhoPortuguese · 0.6 km from the centre
- Alforno MadeiraItalian · 0.9 km from the centre
- Duque Sushi BarSushi · 0.4 km from the centre
- Massa MiaPizza · 0.5 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 Machico
where it is, what is near
Machico is a town in Madeira, Portugal.
From Machico you can reach 21 surf spots and 2 sailing spots.
The nearest is Machico, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre.
Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 3 km away.
- 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 3 km, Porto Santo Airport (PXO), 55 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).