# Things to see in Prazeres (Portugal): 43 places and when to go

> Prazeres is a town in Portugal, and this site lists 43 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (19), Nature (14), Wildlife (6). The best known are Laurisilva of Madeira, Véu da Noiva Falls and 25 Fontes Falls. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/prazeres/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Portugal · 32.7541, -17.2018
- **Places:** 43 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/senderismo/) (19) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/naturaleza/) (14) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fauna/) (6) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/montana/) (5) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/playa/) (3) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/historia/) (2)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FNC Funchal, 40 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pico Ruivo do Paul, at 1,640 m.

## What to see in Prazeres

The places in and around Prazeres, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Laurisilva of Madeira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/laurisilva-of-madeira/): Protected area in Portugal · 8.5 km
- [Véu da Noiva Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/velo-de-novia/): Waterfall in Madeira, Portugal · 12 km
- [25 Fontes Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/25-fontes/): Waterfall in Madeira, Portugal · 7.3 km
- [Farol da Ponta do Pargo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-da-ponta-do-pargo/): Lighthouse in Madeira, Portugal · 8.8 km
- [Porto Moniz Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-do-ilheu-mole/): Lighthouse in Madeira, Portugal · 13 km
- [Madeira Ethnographic Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/museu-etnografico-da-madeira/): Museum in Ribeira Brava, Portugal · 16 km
- [Praia da Calheta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-calheta/): Beach in Calheta, Madeira, Portugal · 4.7 km
- [Pico Ruivo do Paul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ruivo-do-paul/): Mountain in Portugal · 12 km
- [Caminho Real do Paul do Mar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-19-caminho-real-do-paul-do-mar/): Royal Path of Paul do Mar, Madeira · 1.8 km
- [Quinta Pedagógica dos Prazeres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-pedagogica-dos-prazeres-padre-rui-sousa/): Educational farm in Prazeres, Madeira · 5 m
- [Risco waterfall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/risco/): Waterfall in Madeira, Portugal · 7.4 km
- [Aquário da Madeira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/aquario-da-madeira/): Aquarium in Madeira · 13 km
- [Pico Fernandes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/fernandes/): Mountain in Portugal · 8.2 km
- [Pico da Pedreira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pedreira/): Mountain in Portugal · 6.8 km
- [Ponta do Sol beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/praia-da-ponta-do-sol/): Beach in Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal · 12 km
- [Quinta da Piedade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/quinta-da-piedade/): Manor house in Jardim do Mar, Calheta, Madeira · 2.0 km
- [Pico do Remal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/remal/): Mountain in Portugal · 4.3 km
- [Pico da Urze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/urze/): Summit · 7.9 km
- [Calhau Beach Club](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/calhau-beach-club/): Beaches · 5.2 km
- [Miradouro da Garganta Funda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/garganta-funda/): Scenic viewpoint in Ponta do Pargo, Madeira · 8.7 km
- [Natural Swimming Pools](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/natural-swimming-pools/): Hot spring bath · 13 km
- [Ponta do Pargo Marine Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-do-pargo-marine-nature-reserve/): Protected area · 10 km
- [Ponta do Pargo Nature Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-do-pargo-nature-monument/): Protected area · 9.1 km
- [Ponta do Pargo Protected Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-do-pargo-protected-area/): Protected area · 10 km

And the other 19, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Ponta do Pargo Protected Landscape](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-do-pargo-protected-landscape/)
- **Hiking**: [PR 13.1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-13-1/), [PR 13 - Vereda do Fanal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-13-vereda-do-fanal/), [PR 14 - Levada dos Cedros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-14-levada-dos-cedros/), [PR 15 - Vereda da Ribeira da Janela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-15-vereda-da-ribeira-da-janela/), [PR 16 - Levada Fajã do Rodrigues](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-16-levada-faja-do-rodrigues/), [PR 17 - Caminho do Pináculo e Folhadal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-17-caminho-do-pinaculo-e-folhadal/), [PR 20 - Vereda do Jardim do Mar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-20-vereda-do-jardim-do-mar/), [PR 27 - Glaciar de Planalto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-27-glaciar-de-planalto/), [PR 28 - Levada da Rocha Vermelha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-28-levada-da-rocha-vermelha/), [PR 6.1 - Levada do Risco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-1-levada-do-risco/), [PR 6.2 - Levada do Alecrim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-2-levada-do-alecrim/), [PR 6.3 - Vereda da Lagoa do Vento](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-3-vereda-da-lagoa-do-vento/), [PR 6.4 - Levada Velha do Rabaçal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-4-levada-velha-do-rabacal/), [PR 6.5 - Vereda do Pico Fernandes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-5-vereda-do-pico-fernandes/), [PR 6.7 - Vereda da Câmara Carga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-7-vereda-da-camara-carga/), [PR 6.8 - Levada do Paul II](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-8-levada-do-paul-ii/), [PR 6 - Levada das 25 Fontes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-6-levada-das-25-fontes/), [PR 7 - Levada do Moinho](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/pr-7-levada-do-moinho/)

## When to go to Prazeres

The best time to visit Prazeres is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 10 h 04 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 50 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 45 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 49 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 41 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 09 |
| July | Best time | 13 h 57 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 13 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 11 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 10 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 17 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 51 |

In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51. In June, 43 of the 43 places are at their best.

When to go to Portugal in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Prazeres

The nearest main airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC, Funchal), 40 km as the crow flies. How to get around Portugal (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=32.7541%2C-17.2018)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.7541%2C-17.2018)

## Other towns nearby

- [Funchal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/funchal/): 82 places · 32 km
- [Porto Santo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/porto-santo/): 22 places · 88 km
- [Lomba da Fazenda - Vila do Nordeste](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/lomba-da-fazenda-vila-do-nordeste/): 14 places · 918 km
- [Portimão](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/portimao/): 88 places · 929 km
- [São Teotónio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/sao-teotonio/): 30 places · 930 km
- [Ponta Delgada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/ponta-delgada/): 46 places · 949 km

And all of Portugal, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Prazeres?

The best known: [Laurisilva of Madeira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/laurisilva-of-madeira/), [Véu da Noiva Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/velo-de-novia/), [25 Fontes Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/25-fontes/), [Farol da Ponta do Pargo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-da-ponta-do-pargo/), [Porto Moniz Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/portugal/farol-do-ilheu-mole/). In all, 43 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Prazeres?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 14 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 51.

### How do you get to Prazeres?

The nearest main airport is Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport (FNC), 40 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=32.7541%2C-17.2018) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Prazeres as the destination and these 43 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).