Over a month after being home, the incredible, lush landscapes of Madeira remain lodged in my memory… This is the most comprehensive post I have ever photographed and written of our travels. It features 20 separately linked posts expanding…
A little bit about the home we stayed in, because it deserves it’s own page. We stayed at an Alojamento Local that we found on AirBNB called Cantinho do Sol, which was represented by a local company called Stay…
Getting ready for our three week journey to Madeira, Portugal was a big deal this year. We planned it for almost four months before we left, finding a nice home we both liked in an area of the island that…
This was the last hike we did during our three week stay in Madeira. For those of you that have been reading my posts on our trip to Madeira, you’ll know by now that a few of the hikes…
Miradouro do Guindaste is located on the northeastern coast of Madeira Island, within the municipality of Santana. I had seen a lot of photos of this spot and most of them seemed to show a person standing on the…
One of the day trips we had planned was a visit to the Achada de Cruz Cable Car, located on the northwestern coast, which transports visitors 1,500 feet down the cliffs to one of Madeira’s Faja’s. The cable car,…
Situated in the heart of the dense jungle that surrounds Rabacal, the Levada das 25 Fontes is considered Madeira’s Best Levada walk. We left Ponto do Sol and arrived at the parking lot just before 9 am and it…
Vereda dos Balcões, located in the Ribero Frio Forest Park, is the perfect trail if you are looking for an easy 3 klm hike. To get there, we took the longest route from Ponta do Sol through Sao Vincente,…
Geologically, Penha d’Águia stood out as one of the most impressive features on Madeira to me. We first noticed it while scoping out Levada do Larano as a potential hike we could do. While up in the mountains to…
If you are touring Madeira with a car, you will certainly notice signs for Miradouro’s. Miradouro’s are viewpoints with spaces to sit and rest. They are scattered all over the island and are generally found at the highest points…