Porto Santo island (separate)
Porto Santo
Separate island connected by ferry + seasonal flight; rare-for-Madeira sandy beaches; strong seasonal market (July–September) with off-season thinness.
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
No municipal AL suspension or regulation found in the Diário da República, but the câmara's own notices could not be fully checked on 27 Sep 2026, so the status is not yet confirmed. Ask the câmara before you rely on it.
Median sold €/m²
€2,484
AL status updated
2026-09-27
Microclimate
Drier, flatter, more Atlantic-exposed than Madeira main island
Buyer notes
Very different asset class from main-island property. High seasonality = hard AL yield modelling. Resale velocity is slower. Best suited to buyers specifically seeking a beach-island context rather than island-mainland convenience.
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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