East coast
Machico
East-coast revitalisation ongoing; new AL suspended in two parishes and its own AL regulation in consultation in 2026.
Administrative boundaries: CAOP2025 (RAM), Direção-Geral do Território. Informação geográfica cedida pela Direção-Geral do Território. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Adapted: boundaries simplified; Desertas, Selvagens and minor islets omitted.
Alojamento Local, new registrationsChecked 2026-09-27
On 29 Apr 2026 the Assembleia Municipal suspended new AL registrations in Machico and Caniçal parishes for six months (notice published 27 May 2026; the start date is not stated, so it ends in late October or late November 2026). A draft AL regulation, with a containment area for the town of Machico and parking and floor rules for new AL across the concelho, went to a 30-day public consultation from 10 Aug 2026. Água de Pena, Porto da Cruz and Santo António da Serra are not covered by the suspension.
Median sold €/m²
€2,027
AL status updated
2026-09-27
Microclimate
Drier east coast; trade-wind exposure
Buyer notes
New AL is already suspended in Machico and Caniçal parishes and a regulation with a containment area is in consultation, so yield investors should model the Funchal-equivalent scenario. Long-term residential value is supported by the VR1 east extension and the Caniçal industrial corridor.
Flagship areas
Before offering. The price per m² is INE's median for homes sold in the concelho over twelve months, all types together; a given street or building can sit far from it. AL status depends on the current municipal câmara decision under DL 76/2024 - verify via the câmara website before relying on it. Always cross-check with a Portuguese property lawyer.
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