As I have previously mentioned, Madeira and Porto Santo are very close but there is one big difference between these islands. Madeira does not have sandy beaches, not natural anyway. Porto Santo however has a gorgeous sandy beach. Yeah, there is only one beach but this one is huge. The island is small and the open wide, long beach stretches 10 kilometers on the island's eastern coast. You don't need to worry about a crowded beach because there is so much space and on the island, there are not enough accommodations anyway to fill this beach with tourists.
Here are some photos I took on the southern tip of the island of Porto Santo.
Of course, the water is bright blue and gorgeous to see.
It's a hard statement to make that this is the most beautiful beach I have been to. In Florida, I also saw several paradise-like beaches but these were absolutely full of people. I think that the fact that this place was so calm and had only a few people will beat the FL beaches.
Yes, we went for a swim too. The water was warm, about 25 degrees C. We didn't go far because the current in this particular place was pretty strong and it tries to sweep you away from the coast.
Here is a photo that is taken a bit later when we drove up the hill with the quad bike we rented. Gives a nice overview of this portion of the beach.
