Lombada dos Marinheiros is an agricultural area in Fajã da Ovelha, a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira.[1][2]
Lombada dos Marinheiros | |
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Hamlet | |
 Landscape view on the southwest coast of Madeira near Lombada dos Marinheiros | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Autonomous Region | Madeira |
| Municipality | Calheta |
| Civil parish | Fajã da Ovelha |
The writer Catanho Fernandes said it is "a pleasant area, quiet and sun-baked".[1] The terrain provides good conditions for cultivating vegetables and for cattle grazing areas.[1]
The people who own the water rights in Lombada dos Marinheiros do an annual cleanup of the levada (irrigation channel) that connects to Madre d'Água.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Fernandes, Catanho (2003). Madeira and Porto Santo. Florence: Bonechi. p. 62. ISBN 978-88-476-1249-5. Retrieved 2026-05-26 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Derrocada entre a Fajã da Ovelha e a Lombada dos Marinheiros" [Rockfall between Fajã da Ovelha and Lombada dos Marinheiros] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 2017-01-02. Archived from the original on 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
- ↑ "Heréus da Lombada dos Marinheiros cumprem tradição na Calheta (Vídeo)" [Heirs of Lombada dos Marinheiros Uphold Tradition in Calheta (Video)] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 2020-06-22. Archived from the original on 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
External links
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