{"id":21028,"date":"2025-09-14T13:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=21028"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:39:12","slug":"porto-santo-island","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/it\/destination\/porto-santo-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Isola di Porto Santo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Porto Santo \u00e8 la seconda isola abitata (dopo l\u2019isola di Madeira) dell\u2019arcipelago portoghese delle Madeira, situata nell\u2019Oceano Atlantico settentrionale, a ovest dell\u2019Europa meridionale e del Nord Africa. La piccola isola, che misura 6 x 11 km, e la sua unica citt\u00e0, Vila Baleira, si trovano a 43 km a nord-est dell\u2019isola di Madeira e, a differenza di quest\u2019ultima, Porto Santo vanta una lunga e bellissima distesa di spiaggia sabbiosa, localit\u00e0 balneari e tutte le strutture necessarie per una fantastica vacanza estiva al mare.<br \/>\nThe island\u2019s western and northern regions are mountainous and hilly with ~500 meters high mountain peaks, rocky cliffs falling to the ocean, and magnificent landscapes of mountains, rugged coastline, and surrounding islets. The eastern coastal region is blessed with beautiful 9 km long sandy beach, the city of <strong>Vila Baleira<\/strong>, and the municipality of Porto Santo.<\/p>\n<p>Porto Santo is a small island, enabling traveling the island with rented car or bicycles.<br \/>\nTo reach the island there are regular 1.5 hours flights from Lisbon and 0.5 hours flights from the island of Madeira.<br \/>\nFerry service from the island of Madeira, a 2.5 hour sail carrying passengers and vehicles is also available.<br \/>\nPorto Santo has mild winters and warm to hot summers, with rain usually only in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>TheTjoy.com suggest to combine a visit in both Islands of Madeira and Porto Santo during your vacation.<br \/>\nSpend 2-3 days traveling and enjoying the Island of Madeira combined with few days of beach vacation in Porto Santo.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porto Santo \u00e8 la seconda isola abitata (dopo l\u2019isola di Madeira) dell\u2019arcipelago portoghese delle Madeira, situata nell\u2019Oceano Atlantico settentrionale, a ovest dell\u2019Europa meridionale e del Nord Africa. La piccola isola, che misura 6 x 11 km, e la sua unica citt\u00e0, Vila Baleira, si trovano a 43 km a nord-est dell\u2019isola di Madeira e, a differenza di quest\u2019ultima, Porto Santo vanta una lunga e bellissima distesa di spiaggia sabbiosa, localit\u00e0 balneari e tutte le strutture necessarie per una fantastica vacanza estiva al mare.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-21028","destination","type-destination","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Porto Santo Island Guide | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover Porto Santo Island with golden sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, scenic viewpoints, hiking trails and relaxing seaside escapes near Madeira.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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