![]() Santana181 photos from Santana 2025-02-26 Santana, short form for Santa Ana, is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years). Tim visited the town center with the traditional homes and the Pico do Arieiro mountain top during a day trip from Funchal in the winter of 2025. MORE![]() Santana181 photos from Santana 2025-02-26 Santana, short form for Santa Ana, is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years). Tim visited the town center with the traditional homes and the Pico do Arieiro mountain top during a day trip from Funchal in the winter of 2025. MORE![]() Santana181 photos from Santana 2025-02-26 Santana, short form for Santa Ana, is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years). Tim visited the town center with the traditional homes and the Pico do Arieiro mountain top during a day trip from Funchal in the winter of 2025. MORE![]() Santana181 photos from Santana 2025-02-26 Santana, short form for Santa Ana, is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years). Tim visited the town center with the traditional homes and the Pico do Arieiro mountain top during a day trip from Funchal in the winter of 2025. MORE![]() Santana181 photos from Santana 2025-02-26 Santana, short form for Santa Ana, is a municipality along the northern coast of the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the same name. The population in 2011 was 7,719. Santana is known for the traditional homes constructed with sloping triangular rooftops, and protected with straw. These were mainly rural homes, used by local farmers, during the settlement of the island, with white-painted walls, red doors and windows with blue trim. Most of the surviving buildings are tourist attractions, and maintained (for example, the straw roofs are replaced every four to five years). Tim visited the town center with the traditional homes and the Pico do Arieiro mountain top during a day trip from Funchal in the winter of 2025. MORE |
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