FAIAL
(PARISH OF SANTANA)
32°46′56″N 16°51′22″W
Faial is a civil parish in the Madeiran municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,567, in an area of 24.03 km².
History
It was founded on February 20, 1550, by settlers who chose the name Faial, for the common name for the Myrica faya, which are indigenous to the area, growing within the valleys between the mountains. As later recounted, the settlers:
"Seeing a site of Faias, where the sea is more gentle, with an ideal panorama, that perfect corner, is the vista of Faial."
Porto da Cruz and São Roque do Faial were part of the parish for a while but were de-annexed to form their own parishes.
In 1519, a chapel was constructed in this parish to the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Natividade (English: Our Lady of the Nativity), and as legend describes it was built entirely from one cedar, which was transported by water to its site. Ribeiras da Metade e do Faial. The construction of the new temple was begun during the reign of King D. João V of Portugal, during the second half of the 18th Century (1771). In addition, a chapel was dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (English: Our Lady of the Rock of France), in Fazenda, around 1680.
In 1960, a fire completely destroyed the original church in Faial, and it was reconstructed in 1966 through the initiative of Father António Pestana Martinho.
Geography
The parish is located between the municipal of seat of Santana and the parish of São Roque do Faial, 21 kilometres north Funchal the regional capital, while 5 kilometres from Porto da Cruz, 15 kilometres from Machico and 39 kilometres from Porto Moniz; it is connected to these centres by a Regional Roadway network that gives its inhabitants limited access to southern communities.
Faial consists of the localities Moinhos, Longueira, Penha De Águia, Fajã, Lombo de Cima, Lombo de Baixo, Cruzinhas, Fajã Grande, Limoeiro, Fajã da Murta, Lombo Galego, Pico do Lombo Galego, Quebrada, Água De Alto, Ressoca, Corujeira de Cima, Corujeira de Baixo, Fazenda, Diferença, Lombo Lourenço, Igreja, Covas, Pico do Guindaste, Guindaste and Fajã do Mar.
Penha d’Águia
32.77872578369516, -16.83863399936802
With an incomparable grandeur, Penha d'Águia became one of the most important geological symbols of the archipelago of Madeira.
Located between Porto da Cruz and Faial, in the municipality of Machico, this enormous formation is a truly natural monument.
The grandness of this geological formation can be seen from countless points on the island of Madeira. With a height of almost 600 metres, its grandiosity unmistakably marks the landscape of the region, playing a leading role in the landscape that surrounds some of Madeira's most emblematic viewpoints.
Climbing Penha d'Águia is, therefore, an almost always unforgettable experience, despite being quite challenging and recommended only for hikers with good physical resistance. This is a dirt-track, steeply sloping trail, but it still offers good hiking conditions.
Vereda da Penha d'Águia begins at Caminho D. Sebastião. The route takes around 2h30 and is almost always surrounded by exotic vegetation. Arriving at the top, you will be rewarded with a breathtaking view over the region's villages, the Madeiran mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean.
Details
With a height of approximately 600 metres, Penha d'Águia is one of Madeira's most outstanding geological symbols. There is a trail that allows reaching its top.
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