Jardim do Mar is a civil parish in the western part of the municipality of Calheta in the archipelago of Madeira

Madeira

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...

. In 2001, this coastal enclave had less than 252 residents, in an area of 0.74 square kilometres (740,000 m²), and approximately 1 to 2 km (0.621372736649807 to 1.2 mi) from the municipal seat in Calheta.

Geography

Jardim do Mar is a sliver of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the cliffs of the neighbouring parish of Prazeres

Prazeres

The name Prazeres :*Prazeres, Madeira, a parish in the municipality of Calheta, Madeira Islands, Portugal*Prazeres , a parish in the municipality of Lisboa, Portugal...

, and accessed by a single roadway and tunnel system to Prazeres

Prazeres

The name Prazeres :*Prazeres, Madeira, a parish in the municipality of Calheta, Madeira Islands, Portugal*Prazeres , a parish in the municipality of Lisboa, Portugal...

 and Estreito da Calheta

Estreito da Calheta

Estreito da Calheta is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2001 was 1,630, in an area 13.4 km² ....

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Jardim do Mar has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square .

The waves break large and surfing

Surfing in Madeira

Surfing first started in the Portuguese island of Madeira in the 1970s off the villages of Paul do Mar, Jardim do Mar and Punta Pequena. Almost every surfspot is rocky and powerful. No waves seem to break under six feet in the winter months. Madeira did not really come to the attention of foreign...

is enjoyed here by experienced surfers.