Definitely worth a visit for the large statue of Christ on top of the cliffs and the view down the coast. There's a little cafe and cable car that will take you down to the beach.

All right if you are a mountain goat,and like walking all over,nice area got on bus every day to funchall

Madeira is a great island to explore and this is a lovely area for walking and viewing. It is great to see the Christus Rex statue and there is a good cafe nearby

The resort has a supermarket and a restaurant and there is a local reliable bus service. The resort itself isvery quiet with a shingle beach.

We were staying in Garajau and so visited this beach twice. We enjoyed the cable car ride (only 2.50 euros return and coffee at the café. A stony beach that seemed to be quite popular and I imagine in the summer would be very busy.

...you should vitit beach in Garajau. The beach is located 150 meters below the village, but you can easily reach it by the cable car (€ 2.5 round trip). In the water a lot of fish and crabs - there is a nature reserve. On...More

The stony beach at the foot of the cliff is a real treasure - clear blue seas and safe bathing under the watchful gaze of lifeguards. Take flip flops to cope with the stones and hire a 'pallet' to lie on - very reasonable at...More