Category:Santana, Portugal

Santana, Portugal, short form for Santa Ana (meaning Saint Anne) is a Concelho along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name.

Geography

Santana includes six parishes, within a rugged mountainous environment, most occupying river-valleys:

• Arco de São Jorge
• Faial
• Ilha
• Santana - the parish (and town)
• São Jorge
• São Roque do Faial

Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years).

Hiking

At this page you would find hikes in this place.

External link

• Santana, Portugal at Wikipedia (english)