Flat for rent - Paul do Mar

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Experience living in a traditional seafront house in the fishing/surfing village of Paul do Mar. Walk barefoot from the house and go for a swim. Develop a deep and lasting connection with the sea.


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Historic town house owned by generations of fishermen. Situated on the promenade, next to the natural black sand and pebble beach. Renovated inside in 2022 to have all modern amenities. Enter from the promenade to the ground floor where is the kitchen with plenty of storage, induction hob, electric oven, washing machine, microwave, fridge with freezer, kettle and toaster. Table and two comfortable chairs to enjoy the fresh food Madeira has to offer. The bathroom with shower is also at the ground floor. Take the inside stairs to first floor where is the bedroom with a built-in wardrobe for clothes. The bedroom has two windows facing the sea to the South-West and one facing South-East. Take the inside stairs to second floor where you have a desk with two chairs, sofa for two and an internet connected TV. The internet installed is fast (500Mbps) fiber connection with strong WIFI throughout the house. Because of the South-West facing of the house, you will experience many romantic sunsets over the ocean.


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A local grocery store called “O brinquinho” is three minutes walk.
There are vendors that come weekly with their vans on the street bringing fresh bakery products, fruit and vegetables. Two minutes walk towards the port you have three restaurants with meat, fish and vegan dishes. More bars and restaurants exist in the other side of the village.


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There are public busses during weekdays to Calheta and Funchal. You can change the bus at Ribeira Brava for example for more connections. Use the Rome2rio website or the Rodoeste company website to see the up-to-date schedules. There are a few taxi drivers that live in Paul do Mar, one parking next to the restaurants area. There’s plenty of car parking reserved for the street residents, including one spot in front of the house. The house has an electricity socket (220V) outside and can charge an electric car or scooter.


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Ocean temperature ranges from a min of 18° in winter to 25° in summer, thanks to the Gulf Stream warm ocean current. The winter and spring attracts surf enthusiasts from around the world. Surfing was first started in the Portuguese island of Madeira in the 70s off the villages of Paul do Mar and Jardim do Mar. With powerful waves that can exceed 10m high, Madeira even hosted a World Big Wave Championship. Relax and fall asleep every night with the soothing ocean ambiance of rolling waves. Take on sea fishing from the shore and catch your fresh dinner.


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While Paul do Mar and the gorgeous twin town of Jardim do Mar are mainly flat, any attempt to “escape” them will test you cardiovascular system to the max :). There are three hiking paths connecting the two villages with the communities(Prazeres and Raposeira) above, which are situated at over 600m altitude.


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Madeira has numerous micro-climates influenced by many factors, the most important being altitude, proximity to the sea and mountains. The south of the island stays mainly sunny even in winter, where the north stays mainly cloudy. A good rule, if you see productive banana plantations, it's a mild and sunny sub-tropical area. This property scores high in this department and will provide daily temperatures of over 20°C throughout the year. This can be seen on the data collected by the weather station installed in front of the property: https://app.weathercloud.net/d0717927754#evolution


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For your comfort the house is equipped with:
* Cooking pans, bowls, dishes and cutlery, kitchen towels.
* Washing machine and support to dry clothes outside on the balcony or inside.
* 2 hand towels and 4 body towels for the bathroom
* Bed sheets, with spare set when rotating/washing
* Iron and ironing board