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Fajã dos Padres

🏘️ Ribeira Brava · Campanário · Tranqual

An Eden squeezed between the sea and a 250 m cliff: a narrow strip of land where mango, banana and avocado trees enjoy a microclimate and fertile soil. The pebble beach and its little pier, with showers and loungers, face a turquoise sea so clear you can see the bottom, and which tops 24 °C in summer. You reach it by the cable car down the cliff, or by boat. Bathing season 2026: 1 June – 30 September, but lifeguard cover not yet confirmed. In a swell follow the flags: red = no bathing.

  • Cable car or boat
  • 250 m cliff
  • Sea above 24 °C in summer
  • Tropical fruit
GPS
32.65506, -17.02254
🧭 Getting there
The place stands in the locality of Tranqual, parish of Campanário (Ribeira Brava).
🅿️ Parking
The nearest car park is Teleférico da Fajã dos Padres, 235 m away.
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Good to know about Fajã dos Padres2

  • Water temperature — 18 to 24 °C depending on the season (Vigário); 20–21 °C on average at Porto Moniz; above 24 °C in summer at Fajã dos Padres

    The south is calmer, the north rougher — surfers head for Jardim do Mar, Paul do Mar, São Vicente and Porto da Cruz.

  • Coves apart — Fajã dos Padres and Garajau by cable car. Calhau da Lapa by path or boat

    Below a 250 m cliff, Fajã dos Padres and its sea above 24 °C in summer. Garajau beach, inside the reserve, for diving. Calhau da Lapa, reported temporarily closed.

Services within 1.5 km1
  • ParkingTeleférico da Fajã dos Padres240 mDirections

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