Fajã dos Padres
An island within Madeira Island
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1 Bem-vindo à Fajã dos Padres
Point 1
2 An Island Within the Island
Point 2
3 Vine, the emblematic production of Faja
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4 Pitanga Tree
Point 4
5 Avocado Trees
Point 5
6 Banana Plantation
Point 6
7 Water in Madeira
Point 7
8 Mango Orchard
Point 8
9 Geology
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1 Bem-vindo à Fajã dos Padres
Welcome to this small, secluded spot site in Madeira with a fascinating history!
Why “Fajã dos Padres”?
A Fajã is a flat and cultivable piece of land, located at the sea level, and formed by materials detached from the cliffs, this type of land being very fertile.
It is called dos Padres because it was owned by the priests of Companhia de Jesus – the Jesuits from 1595 to 1759, just over 150 years.
2 An Island Within the Island
3 Vine, the emblematic production of Faja
4 Pitanga Tree
5 Avocado Trees
6 Banana Plantation
7 Water in Madeira
8 Mango Orchard
9 Geology
About
Fajã dos Padres has the shape of a small piece of land, at the bottom of a cliff approximately 250 meters high, located in the southern coast of Madeira. The cliff represents an enormous barrier to the north, thus Fajã opens itself wide toward the south, allowing an easy access to the sea through a narrow rocky beach, which forms a small bay at the centre.
The peculiar morphologic characteristics of Fajã dos Padres make its climate distinct from that of surrounding regions. Since it is an agricultural property by excellence, it thus fosters the development of exotic cultures, more characteristic in warmer and drier places than the majority of those found in the Island of Madeira.
These aspects, and the fact that it has been inhabited for centuries, makes Fajã dos Padres a very special place, distinct in terms of landscape, climate, agriculture as well as the living experience and inheritance of its past inhabitants.