Bye to Sintra. Arrive in Lisbon
21 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today we said goodbye to Sintra and made our way to Lisbon and the Ramada by Wyndham. Our flight to Madeira is early tomorrow morning, so repacking and getting ready.
Madeira and Ponta de São Lourenço
22 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We caught an early flight from Lisbon to Madeira, arriving just before midday.
We had decided not to hire a car and just do the island by public transport, but an unbeatable Black Friday sale at €50Читать далее
PR16 Levada Fajã do Rodrigues
23 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A Lavada is an irrigation canal built to channel water from mountain springs to the areas that need water. There are over 300 levadas in Madeira.
Madeira is a volcanic island, so is extremely steepЧитать далее
Walk around Funchal
24 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A wet day (especially in the mountains), so we decided to take it easy and walk around Funchal.
PR6 Levada das 25 Fontes
25 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Not feeling too well this morning, so our early morning plans were scrapped and we took it easy.
Got to Levada das 25 Fontes late, but that meant finding a carpark right near the entrance and not manyЧитать далее
ПутешественникAnother irrigation channel? Didn’t see any caves this time. Love the sunset.
ПутешественникNo, no tunnels on this one. The longer, connecting walk has a 800m tunnel, and nearby is the longest Levada tunnel, 2km.
Pico do Areeiro and sunrise
26 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Woke up really early this morning to drive up the hill to the highest mountain on the island (1,818m) to watch sunrise and do a short walk (this is part of the famous Pico to Pico walk, Pico ArieiroЧитать далее
PR9 Lavada do Caldeira Verde
27 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The Green Caldron
A gorgeous, and very popular Levada. We've figured that you have to go extremely early or very late to get parking at these popular Levadas. For us, it's sleeping in and going lateЧитать далее
Путешественник
Not your usual cave experience, there are lights and a handrail
ПутешественникThe lights were our headlights. We did see a lot of people just using the flashlight on their phones, and one person had no light at all!
PR Levada do Balcoes
28 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After checking out of our accommodation, we drove up the hill to do a short Levada.
Bye to Madeira
28 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Madeira Island is an interesting place.
It's a volcanic island, so a lot of steep vertical terrain.
The towns are built on every piece of flat ground you could find, plus a lot of vertical ground.Читать далее
Lisbon and the last day of our holiday
29 ноября 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today is the last day of our Spain and Portugal adventures. We fly back to Melbourne on an early flight tomorrow morning.
So, we spent the day walking around Lisbon. We were both feeling a littleЧитать далее
