There are few conventional ‘beaches’ on
Madeira, and those that do dot the island are black sand. The exception is on
neighbouring Porto Santo, where a natural golden beach extends for miles, and
attracts day and weekend visitors from the main island. A daily ferry makes the trip in
under 3 hours.

Calheta Beach:
The only golden sand beach is at Calheta,a man-made thing, using sand imported
from Morocco, but very popular, and away from the bustle of Funchal. Take a taxi, or
go by bus.