Environmental protection association Quercus has attributed 19 gold awards to beaches in seven of its eleven councils.
Porto Santo was given the most – seven out of nineteen, but four councils in Madeira got none: Calheta, Câmara de Lobos, São Vicente and Ribeira Brava.
The list of beaches awarded gold certificates is as follows:
Porto Santo: Cabeço da Ponta, Calheta, Fontinha, Lagoa, Penedo, Ribeiro Cochinho and Ribeiro Salgado.
Funchal: Areeiro, Ponta Gorda/Poças do governador, Formosa, Praia Nova and Lido.
Porto Moniz: Porto Moniz and Praia da Laje.
Santa Cruz: Palmeiras and Garajau.
Ponta do Sol: Madalena do Mar.
Machico: Ribeira do Natal.
Santana: Ribeira do Faial.
Enjoy the summer by bathing in these beaches, and enjoy the “gold” quality, certified by Quercus.
Kesha Bless