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Engenho da Calheta (moulin à canne et musée)

🏘️ Calheta · Calheta

Madeira's "white gold" told where it is still processed: the Sociedade dos Engenhos da Calheta was founded between the late 19th and early 20th century, in full industrialisation, and its mill is one of the island's oldest. The museum recreates the factory's story and shows the transformation of cane into cane honey and aguardente, two regional products of national and international renown, through 19th- and 20th-century pieces — genuine industrial-archaeology objects — a bilingual film and panels.

  • One of the island's oldest mills
  • Cane honey and aguardente
  • 19th–20th-century industrial archaeology
  • Avenida D. Manuel I
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 8:00–19:00 · weekends and holidays 10:00–19:00
GPS
32.72308, -17.17740
🧭 Getting there
The place stands in the locality of Calheta, parish of Calheta (Calheta).
🅿️ Parking
The nearest car park is Estacionamento Praceta 24 de Junho, 255 m away.
Services within 1.5 km8

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