Funchal, Madeira, Levada Walk of Portugal 11-2013

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Portugal was one of the earliest colonising nation of Europe, starting with Ceuta (1410), Madeira (1419), the Azores (1439). In 1498, Portugal reached India, and discovered Brazil and claimed it for Portugal. The Portuguese Empire would rule over Brazil, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Mozambique, Goa, Daman, Diu, Kochi, Malacca, and Macau. Most of the African colonies were granted independence in 1975. Macau, the last Portuguese colony, was handed over to China in 1999.

Madeira is a portuguese island but it’s closer to Africa than to the European continent. It’s located in the atlantic ocean, 520 km of the african coast and 1,000 km from the european continent.The New Year celebrations feature the largest fireworks show in the world, as officially recognised by the Guinness World Records, in 2006.

Madeira Island natural beauty invite to the practice of levada walks. It is only place in the world establishing a levada.



Funchal co khoang 110,000 dan song trong so 220,000 dan tren toan dao Madeira va La thu do cua dao Madeira, Portugal. O day noi tieng la Madeira Wine va hap dan hang trieu du khach den day moi nam. Hang nam vao New Year’s eve phao bong duoc ban len voi mot so luong lon nhat the gioi nhat la nam 2006. La hon dao giau nhat Portugal sau Lisbon voi luc tuc hang nam tren trung binh cua cac nuoc Au Chau. Moi nam co khoang 1 trieu du khach tham vieng noi nay.

Phi truong o day duoc coi la phi truong nguy hiem nhat the gioi vi khong co nhieu dat bang phang cho phi dao va phi truong nam canh cliff. Gan day phi truong duoc noi rong bang cach xay nhung cay cau de phi dao di qua giua rang nui va la phi truong duy nhat phi dao duoc xay tren nhung cay cau nhu vay. Duoi cau la cai quan an, san van dong. Dao Madeira duoc tao thanh boi nui lua nen la vung doi nui. Vao the ky 16 nguoi dan o day xay nen Levada , cac cannels nho mang nuoc tu dinh nui xuong phia duoi chan nui de trong trot. Ngay nay nguoi ta con dung Levada de tao nen dien luc. Tong cong Levada dai 1,350 miles. Co 13 Levada chay doc tu dinh nui xuong chan nui. Levada la nhung loi di nho theo cannels rat nguy hiem neu tron trot co the nguy hiem den tanh mang. Madeira la noi duy nhat tren the gioi co Levada nen noi day duoc UNESCO cong nhan la di san the gioi. Levada walk duoc coi nhu la 10 noi tham vieng hay nhat the gioi va duy nhat chi co tai day. Christopher Columbus nha mao hiem cua Tay Ban Nha la mot trong nhung nguoi dau tien cu ngu dao nay.



Du thuyen den day khoang 8AM. Toi di tour de xem Levada. Mai man toi tim duoc tour di cuoi cung de tham Levada. Du khach duoc dua den mot trong nhung Levada dai 9km. Phai co huong dan vien huong dan du khach di tren nhung Levada vi duong di nho hep va rat nguy hiem vi ben duoi la vuc tham cua nui. Khung canh tren duong di rat dep voi nhung doi nui va nhung ngoi nha xay giong nhau voi may ngoi do nam duoi thung lung. Toi nho toi Dubrovnik cua Croatia vi noi day cung giong nhu vay. Du khach phai di mat 3 tieng tren con duong dai cheo leo 9km. Buoi hiking that y nghia. Du thuyen khong to chuc Levana walk vi so trach nhiem vi nguy hiem.

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Exortic Fruits
Only on this island Madeira