Calhau da Lapa
Pebble cove under towering cliffs, with centuries-old cave storerooms and a seasonal waterfall.
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This guide to Calhau da Lapa, a pebble cove on Madeira's south coast below Campanário, starts at the wall of a cave dug into soft volcanic tuff. It follows the fishermen and boatmen who used this shore as their parish's front door, and the long stair everything had to climb from it. Best heard at the foot of the cliff, facing the caves.
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