Beach
Machico bay beaches (pebbles and Banda d'Além sand)
Machico's bay has a pebble beach and an imported yellow-sand beach; Banda d'Além is the Blue Flag 2026 bathing water, lifeguarded mid-June to late September.
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Beach in Machico
Ribeira do Natal beach (Caniçal)
Small Blue Flag cove on the Caniçal promenade in Machico municipality, with loungers, a bar and lifeguards 16 June to 27 September 2026.
- Address
- Ribeira do Natal, Caniçal, Machico
OK with kids
Lifeguarded in season and a Blue Flag in 2026 (JORAM; ABAE); Visit Madeira does not describe the shore, so sand or pebbles: check.
The notes
What the sources say (research)
- A cove in Caniçal, municipality of Machico, lined by the promenade that links it to the town; a walk or a run along the sea. [visitmadeira.com, 10 Oct 2026]
- Sun loungers and parasols, a large sunbathing area, a bar, parking and supervision in the bathing season. [visitmadeira.com, 10 Oct 2026]
- Blue Flag 2026. [ABAE 2026] Lifeguarded bathing season 16 June to 27 September 2026. [JORAM Portaria 206/2026]
- Machico’s own sand beach: Machico bay beaches; the next cove east: Prainha.
Open questions
From Ribeira do Natal beach (Caniçal): Prainha (Caniçal) (3 km), Machico bay beaches (pebbles and Banda d'Além sand) (3 km). Straight-line distances from the centre point, not driving times.
Beach
Prainha (Caniçal)
Small natural beach of dark, coppery volcanic sand near the São Lourenço peninsula; Blue Flag 2026, lifeguarded from 30 June to 27 September.
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