Advertisement
Published: December 30th 2017
The island of the levadas - that pretty much sums up a big part of the hiking trail network on Madeira. These water carrying, tunnel passing, the fields irrigating, hiker pleasing channels, formerly built by slaves, are a sight itself and should be at least one part of any Madeira itinerary. We saw several of them - Levada dos Balcoes, from Ribeiro Frio to Portela, the Levada do Norte to Cabo Gira...
Read Full Entry
Advertisement
Tot: 0.208s; Tpl: 0.013s; cc: 15; qc: 62; dbt: 0.0838s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1;
; mem: 1.2mb
Keep Smiling
Mike Fossey
Aaah - one of my favourite islands in the world.
I'm pleased to hear that the lizards are still around. They're just one little feature that makes this such a unique place. I've been many times (most recently with my wife on an anniversary trip - https://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Madeira/Funchal/blog-712442.html) and your blog makes me want to return. Maybe one day...