Start: Ginjas – S. Vicente Finish: Ginjas – S. Vicente Time: 3h 30m Distance: 3,9Km (3,9Km return) This trail begins at Ginjas in the municipality of São Vicente and follows the walkway alongside the Fajã do Rodrigues levada or the Fajã da Ama Levada, both being the names used for this levada, it ends at the […]
Start: Boca da Corrida Belvedere Finish: E.R. 228 (Encumeada) Time: 6h 30m Distance: 12.5Km This trail begins at the Boca da Corrida belvedere and meanders along at elevations ranging between 940 and 1340 metres, whilst crossing part of the Central Mountainous Massif along the foot of the highest peaks of the island of Madeira. It […]
Start: E.R. 209 (Fanal) Finish: E.R. 209 (Curral Falso) Time: 3h Distance: 5.8Km This trail begins at Regional Highway E.R. 209 next to the well-known area of Fanal on the Paúl da Serra plateau and follows the Cedros Levada until it reaches the parish of Ribeira da Janela. Take advantage of the magnificent area of Fanal, a […]
Start: S. Jorge Water Treatment Plant Finish: S. Jorge Water Treatment Plant Time: 3h 30m Distance: 5.1Km (+5.1Km return) The trail that follows alongside the Levada do Rei begins at the Water Treatment Plant at Quebradas in São Jorge, and ends at the source of the levada in the spectacular Ribeiro Bonito stream. The first […]
Start: Prazeres Finish: Paúl do Mar Time: 1h 20m Distance: 1.8Km This walk is located in the western area of Madeira Island. It links the parish of Prazeres with Paúl do Mar and drops from an altitude of 550 metres to sea level. In the parish of Prazeres, take advantage of the opportunity […]
Start: E.R. 111 Finish: Terra Chã Time: 1h 30 m Distance: 2,7 Km (+ 2,7 Km to return) The trail starts at Regional Road E.R.111 and, following the route to the top of Pico Branco we encounter a huge prismatic formation in which the footpath itself was carved. It is called Rocha Quebrada […]
Start: Moledo Finish: Canhão Belvedere Time: 1h 30m/2h 15m Distance: 3.2 Km/4.6 Km This trail begins at Moledo, next to the Regional Highway and continues up the forestry road. With two alternate routes to follow, one being along the north side the other along the south side of Pico do Facho. The latter has the […]
Start: Fonte d’Areia Finish: Fonte d’Areia Time: 30 min Distance: 0.5 Km (+0.5 Km return) This trail begins at the Regional Highway and is characterised by its descent along the face of the fossil cliff of Fonte da Areia to the Calhau beach. The spectacular sandy cliff sculpted by the wind over the years is […]
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To get to Canhas from Funchal, you need to take the freeway towards Ribeira Brava (Funchal-Ribeira Brava). When you arrive at Ribeira Brava, exit the freeway and then follow the road signs towards Canhas. To get there, follow the road signs towards Ponta do Sol. When you arrive there, it is worth having a look […]
Ponta do Sol owes its name to the existence of a rock hedge entering into the sea where the sun beams are reflected. Ponta do Sol is considered the warmest municipality in the island, where the sun shines the longest amount of hours. Ponta do Sol’s settlement begun little after the discovery of the Island, […]
The name Calheta originated from the narrow inlet that serves as its harbour. Actually, that is what Calheta means: narrow inlet.The name was given by the discoverers that first arrived there. Calheta was one of the first places being explored by the first colonizers, and thus, the first location in Madeira Island being subjected to […]
Ponta do Sol is the only civil parish in the Island named after the sun, corresponding, in fact, to what the municipality, in general, and the civil parish, in particular, have to offer. Ponta do Sol is considered the warmest municipality in the island, where the sun shines the longest amount of hours. Located in […]
One of the most common theories regarding the origins of Madalena do Mar’s name, is that it is owed to a plantation that used to be there since the early days of the colonization, with a chapel whose patron saint would have been Saint Maria Madalena. Henrique Alemão, who was from Poland, was the early […]
The configuration of the hills in a semi-circle, reminding of an arch, ended up by motivating the first settlers to call Arco da Calheta (Calheta arch) to this civil parish in the Calheta municipality. The settlement of the civil parish of Arco da Calheta, took place between 1425 and 1461. Arco da Calheta, separated from […]
Due to the charatecristic aspect of the area, which looks like a canyon or a deep valley, have made the first settlers call this place, Estreito da Calheta (estreito means “narrow valley”). This civil parsih is located on the western side of Madeira Island, and is part of Calheta municipality. One of the first settlers […]
Fajã da Ovelha, originated from a very old chapel, whose patron saint was São Lourenço. Resembling what happened in the rest of the country, and in the catholic world in general, people started living around the temple, creating with time a populated area. Just before 1573, Fajã da Ovelha was established, with an autonomous ecclesiastic […]
