Paul do Mar is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta, in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 871, in an area of 1.40 km2.
The narrow band of Paúl do Mar, along the southwest corner of the island of Madeira
The rough ocean waves along the seaside of the parish of Paul do Mar
Paul do Mar as seen from the neighbouring parish of Jardim do Mar
The beach in Paul do Mar was selected as one of the venues for the World Surfing Championships in 2001
Surfing was first started in the Portuguese island of Madeira in the 1970s off the villages of Paul do Mar, Jardim do Mar and Ponta Pequena. Almost every surf spot has a rocky bottom with powerful wav