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title: "Calheta Beach, Calheta — GetMap"
description: "Its golden sand was brought from another shore. The golden sand is not native to Madeira: it was brought in to form this sheltered beach. Two breakwaters…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJZ-pC1g1RYAwRh5wkMVtX-Bo
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# Calheta Beach

Its golden sand was brought from another shore

Beach · 🇵🇹 Calheta · one place, one stop

![Calheta Beach, Calheta](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/Beach/ChIJZ-pC1g1RYAwRh5wkMVtX-Bo.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
One place to visit
[Calheta](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.7203488%2C-17.1783139&query_place_id=ChIJZ-pC1g1RYAwRh5wkMVtX-Bo)
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The golden sand is not native to Madeira: it was brought in to form this sheltered beach. Two breakwaters close the bay, leaving calm water beside a low promenade, with the island’s dark volcanic slopes rising behind it.

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## More quests in Calheta

- [Risco Waterfall](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJM6FvNBVQYAwRXiEBozPOJ7I)
  Many springs meet in one pool
  Nature · Calheta
- [MUDAS](https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJNy_AQA5RYAwRGCZTHUzFStI)
  Concrete galleries are cut into the hillside
  Art · Calheta

## More beach quests

[All Beach](https://getmap.travel/quests/category/beach)

- [Karon Beach](https://getmap.travel/quests/diceQOrT2VHL3DOD1sxH)
  The sand squeaks under your feet
  Beach · Phuket
- [South Beach](https://getmap.travel/quests/exglbbk1F7c0P2wkkymm)
  Art Deco in pastel lines the whole shore
  Beach · Miami
- [Pink Sands](https://getmap.travel/quests/hfqrZx9dt5ktH2B5Zbnj)
  Tiny shells turn this sand pink
  Beach · Dunmore
- [Nungwi Beach](https://getmap.travel/quests/hqKq9kYNhT04RhrTgHht)
  They still build wooden boats on this sand
  Beach · Nungwi

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