Fajã dos Padres
Quinta Grande, Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
A working agricultural estate on the south coast of Madeira, at the foot of a sea cliff and reached by cable car. Mango, banana, avocado and other tropical fruit are grown there alongside wine, and the estate is known for producing the historic Malvasia Cândida. Guests stay in cottages on the estate, which also has a restaurant by the beach.
- Kind of place
- Quinta or farm estate
- Size
- 9 houses
- Good to know
- No road reaches it. Cable car down a 300-metre cliff, or arrive by boat.
- Getting there
- A cable car takes visitors down the cliff. No road reaches the estate; arrival is also possible by boat.
- Season
- Opening hours are 10.00 to 20.30 from 27 June to 15 September, and 10.00 to 18.00 for the rest of the year.
Verification
Details last confirmed against the property's own site on 1 August 2026.
What we could not confirm: No rates are published and no minimum stay is stated. The site carries a closure notice with the dates left unfilled, so any annual closing period could not be established. It gives the cliff height inconsistently — 300 metres on one page and 250 on another — so no figure is quoted here.
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