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From Machico to Santana

E-MT-Bike round trip: Day 4

From Machico it goes over the Portela Pass to Santana to the Casa de Colmo.

From the hotel in Machico you go up via the Portela Pass. Enjoy the view of Machico and visit the sugar cane factory in Porto da Cruz, the village of Faial with its beautiful church and the view of the eagle rock. The destination of your tour today is Santana with its famous straw hut Casas de Colmo. Here is enough time to visit them and take a stroll through Santana.

 

  • Distance: 37 km
  • Duration:  ca. 4 Std.

  • Ascent:   1456 hm
  • Descent: 1106 hm

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