Ponta de São Lourenço is the most easterly side of Madeira Island, occupying nine kilometers in length, in the shape of a peninsula, at the end of which you can find the islet of Desembarcadouro (also known as islet of Metade) and the islet of Farol (islet of Ponta de São Lourenço or de Fora). Along this trail of 7 km, you can experience views of the Baía d’Abra on the south, and impressive eroded sea cliffs facing North.  

The entire peninsula from the Desembarcadouro islet up to the stone wall of Baía d ‘Abra, were bought by the Madeira Region to private owners, through action of the Madeira Natural Park Service, in 1994. Casa do Sardinha (the house at the end of the peninsula), which is currently the base for a group of Rangers who maintain and protect the area, as workers of the Madeira Natural Park, , was originally built by private owners in the middle of the 20th century, to serve as a place of refuge and vacation. 

This peninsula, like Madeira, is volcanic in origin. Its volcanic rock formations made of basalt and limestone sediment, are impressive and contribute to what some consider as the best cliff scenery seen on the Island. There is several bird species that can be observed in the area. In the sea, although difficult and rare, it is possible to spot the world’s rarest seal, that mainly lives at the desertas islands, not far from this location. This species is known in the island as the Sea-wolf (Monachus monachus).