Beach
Lido Galomar bathing complex (Caniço de Baixo)
Saltwater pool, a children's pool and sea access on the rocks of Caniço de Baixo, with seasonal lifeguards, a panoramic lift and a diving centre.
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Beach in Caniço and Garajau
Garajau beach (Caniço)
Diving beach inside the Garajau marine reserve, reached by cable car; lifeguarded 15 June to 15 September 2026; not a Blue Flag beach in 2026.
- Address
- Garajau, Caniço, Santa Cruz (below Cristo Rei)
OK with kids
Lifeguarded in the 2026 season, with toilets and first aid; it is a pebble beach used mainly by divers (Visit Madeira; JORAM 2026).
The notes
What the sources say (research)
- Inside the Garajau Partial Natural Reserve, created in 1986; fishing is prohibited and navigation restricted. Divers come for dusky groupers and manta rays. [visitmadeira.com, 10 Oct 2026]
- Reached by cable car; toilets, changing rooms, a first-aid station and restaurants. Cable car fares and hours: not checked, check before you go. [visitmadeira.com, 10 Oct 2026]
- Official lifeguarded bathing beach from 15 June to 15 September 2026, a shorter season than Reis Magos or Galomar next door. [JORAM Portaria 206/2026]
- Not on the 2026 Blue Flag list; in Santa Cruz only Palmeiras and Reis Magos are. [ABAE 2026]
- The viewpoint above: Cristo Rei. Other beaches: best beaches in Madeira.
Open questions
Further afield: Reis Magos beach (Caniço) (3 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.
Schematic: positions from each place's coordinates, no roads or coastline. Not for navigation.
Beach
Reis Magos beach (Caniço)
Pebble beach with a concrete sunbathing area and pier in Caniço de Baixo, east of Funchal; Blue Flag 2026; lifeguards on the eastern part 1 June to 30 September.
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