Madeira West
Sunday - May 7th 2023
For today we had booked our first guided tour to see the west side of Madeira,
but first we had breakfast. Our guide picked us up at our hotel and once we
collected all other participants the tour was about to start. The first stop
was the Skywalk at Cabo Girao, the highest cliff of Madeira. From there we had
fantastic view over the ocean and of Madeira's south coast.
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| Breakfast |
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| Breakfast |
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| Madeira |
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| Cabo Girao |
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| Cabo Girao |
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| Cabo Girao |
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| Cabo Girao |
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| Cabo Girao |
The next stop was the coastal village of Ribeira Brava. There we had about
an hour to explore the market, the narrow streets and the beautiful church.
Unfortunately we weren't able to see the church from the inside, since there
was a festivity going on, but we still enjoyed browsing through the village.
Then our tour continued towards the north of the island. On the way to our
next town we crossed the mountain range of Madeira with its beautiful
vegetation.
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Ribeira Brava |
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| Ribeira Brava |
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| Ribeira Brava |
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| Ribeira Brava |
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| Ribeira Brava |
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| Ribeira Brava |
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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Around noon our group arrived in Porto Moniz, where we had plenty of time
for lunch and other activities. Claudia and I first headed to a restaurant
to get something to eat. We both ordered Bolo do Gaco, a traditional garlic
bread from Madeira, a salad and a glass of beer. The garlic bread was really
good and perfect for a small lunch snack. Now it was time for our highlight
of the day, the natural lava swimming pools of Porto Moniz. The pools were
formed thousands of years ago through the cooling of volcanic lava. The
water was rather cold, but refreshing in the hot weather.
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Porto Moniz |
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| Porto Moniz |
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| Lunch |
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| Lunch |
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| Lava Pools of Porto Moniz |
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| Lava Pools of Porto Moniz |
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| Lava Pools of Porto Moniz |
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| Lava Pools of Porto Moniz |
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| Lava Pools of Porto Moniz |
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Porto Moniz |
Our tour continued towards Seixal to see the beautiful water fall and the
old coastal road. That part of the island was so breathtaking with the
cliffs and the crystal clear water. It looked like Hawai'i. Our last stop
was Sao Vicente, a charming small village on the north coast of Madeira.
There we got to try the traditional drink of Madeira called poncha. Then we
just strolled through the lovely village before returning to
Funchal.
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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| Madeira |
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| Poncha |
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Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
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| Sao Vicente |
Back at the hotel we spent the rest of the afternoon with a couple of drinks
at the pool, before it was time for dinner. Today we got a tomato soup as a
starter and for the mian course we had a vegan sandwich and vegetarian
meatballs with lentils. For dessert we tried the cheesecake, which was
delicious.
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| Pool Time |
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| Dinner |
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| Dinner |
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| Dinner |
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