Canical

So for my last post I want to tell you guys about the village I come from in Madeira! Canical is the last villiage on the east of Madeira. My villiage is known for the whale industry that ended in 1982. There is now a whale meusem in Canical. Every September the biggest festival in Madeira happens in Canical. It is over the period of three days. This is called the Festa de Nossa Senhora de Piadade which stands for Our Lady of Mercy. This festival includes a boat procession where people jump into the sea. 

Canical is the only place where you will find a natural sand beach in the whole of Madeira. This beach is a black sand beach.

Porto Santo

Porto Santo is a secret Island that belongs to Madeira. You can get to the little island by a two hour boat ride or 15 minutes aeroplane ride. Porto Santo is is almost stripped of vegetation. Nine kilometers along the Southern coast is a golden sand beach.

Many tourists go to Porto Santo for the tranquillity and calm people. Due to the fact that its isolated some of the good old-fashioned traditions of the first settlers could be kept there. Porto Santo has a moderate climate all year round which is definatley a plus! All the tourists that go visit Madeira cannot miss the chance to take a quick ride to such a realxing place.

Santana

Hey guys! So I haven't been blogging for almost a week now but im back! Today as you guys can see from the heading we will be talking about a place called Santana. One of the most promoted images of Madeira is the triangular typical houses that, nowadays, only exist in Santana. These houses are built of natural stone and thatched with straw. The people in Santana live main on agriculture and craftwork.

In Santana every year round about july there is a festival which people from everywhere come just to celebrate. This festival is called 24 horas de bailar which means 24 hours of dancing. They do all the triditional dances here with the triditional clothing.