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Levada Trails of Madeira Island - from 300eur - Small Groups Levadas Walks 

Levada Trails of Madeira Island – from 300eur – Small Groups

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Walking Week In Madeira Following Madeira’s characteristic ‘levadas’ (narrow irrigation channels) we walk some of the best trails on this dramatically beautiful volcanic island. Hike the impressive ‘balcony walk’ – a path hewn into the cliff face – to the summit of Pico Ruivo (1862m). We also spend time in the capital Funchal where we can enjoy some fresh fish and a glass of Madeira wine! Tour Highlights Itinerary Day 1 – Join tour at Funchal Arrive Funchal and check-in to hotel. Funchal takes its name from ‘funcho’, meaning fennel.…

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Levadas Madeira: Guide to Iconic Trails

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Madeira Island is known not only for its magnificent and breathtaking nature, as well as landscapes that surround it. One of the many attractions that the island has to offer is the famous Levadas Madeira. The Levadas Madeira back to the early colonization of the island Are waterways around the mountain, built by man, with the aim of bringing water from the slopes turns north up the farmland of the south coast . Wood is proud to have an extensive network of trails and taken . Currently the island has…

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Hiking in Madeira, Rabaçal - Levada do Risco - Levada 25 Fontes Levadas Walks 

Hiking in Madeira, Rabaçal – Levada do Risco – Levada 25 Fontes

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The Rabaçal , a local serranos better known by domestic and foreign real post extolling the beauties of the island , offers visitors memorable landscapes through the vast wooded area , as well as the waterfalls of Risk, Sources of Twenty- Five … Different points of the County can get there : the Parish of Arco da Calheta , across the road from the municipal Rochão ; Parish of Calheta , the regional road Hall (next to Calheta Health Centre ) or the Parish of Prazeres the access road to…

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Levada do Rei – Ribeiro Bonito

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This route connects the station of Damaged Water Therapy in St. George, carried within the womb of Ribeiro Bonito. It’s from a combined forest that run most of the streams current. Now Ribeiro Bonito, the sensation is of being in a real pure sanctuary. The Ribeiro Bonito is without doubt one of the areas the place dwells the Laurel Forest – World Pure Heritage by UNESCO since 1999 – a real unspoilt! Right here, the clear water is flanked by Tis (Ocotea laurel), Laurel (Laurus azorica) and Madeira mahogany (Persea…

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