Traditional Palheiro Houses in Santana

Traditional Palheiro Houses in Santana are perhaps regarded as one of Madeira Island’s most important cultural heritage. 

For this reason, the houses in question deserve to be written as a separate article.

Later, I will tell about Santana in a separate article.

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Currency is here Euro (€)

How to get to Santana?

Since the traditional Palheiro Houses are located in the center of Santana, you must first come to Santana.

Santana is on the northwest coast of the island, a 50-minute drive from Funchal.

If you dont want a drive, The best way to get from Funchal to Santana is to take line 56 bus. It takes 1h 12m and costs 2€-4€.

 There is also parking nearby.

Adres: R. Cmte. Camache de Freitas 2, 9230-082 Santana, Portugal Tel: +351291570200

Traditional Palheiro Houses

In the beautiful village of Santana you will find stunning houses. Called casas de colmo in Portuguese, these typical houses are a well-known tourist attraction.

The origin of the houses goes back to the 1500s. Until recently, these houses were used by farmers.

Traditional Palheiro Houses are almost like fairy tales and have a type A shape and are covered with straw (colmo). 

The walls of the houses here are white, the doors are red and the window frames are blue. 

These houses used to be spread all over Madeira, but now they can only be found in and around Santana.

The visit is free. There are only a few scattered houses. This is just for tourists.

It’s nice to see their homes and what they look like inside.

I really liked this houses. A great place for relaxation. I recommend it to everyone. Dont forget to get around Santana…

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