Praia Formosa
Long public beach of black sand and rounded pebbles, with a seafront promenade and cliff views.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Praia Formosa in Funchal goes back to the morning of the third of October, fifteen sixty-six, when three French galleons under the captain Bertrand de Montluc appeared off Madeira and headed for the island's capital. It follows the governor, the constable of the town fort and the locals who ran down to this very beach to watch. Best heard facing the water, then turning east toward the city.
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