The island sees its biggest crowds during August, but they are nothing like the crush of tourists in Italy. Madeira ... do Porto de Seixal, but the entire island is worth exploring. Porto Moniz ...

OK, so it’s not technically a beach, but the lava pools on the remote, northwestern tip of Madeira Island are ... the former whaling community of Porto Moniz. The pools are refilled with ...

we arrive at the municipality of Porto Moniz – an obligatory stop on any trip to Madeira – on the north-west corner of the island, where you’ll find a natural complex of lava swimming pools.

Off the shore of the village of Porto Moniz on the northwestern coast of Portugal’s Madeira Island, swimmers float in a network of crystal clear seawater pools that reflect the azure of the sky.