Miradouro do Cabo Girão: What to Know Before You Step Out Over the Edge
Most viewpoints on Madeira reveal themselves gradually. You park up, walk a short path, and the landscape unfolds in polite stages. Miradouro do Cabo Girão is not like that. You […]
Miradouro dos Balcões, Madeira: Your Complete Guide to the Balcões Viewpoint
Miradouro dos Balcões sits at around 870 metres above sea level in the municipality of Santana, in Madeira’s northern interior. It’s not on the route most first-time visitors take, which […]
Visiting Miradouro da Eira do Serrado: Madeira’s Best Valley View Explained
Most people visit the Miradouro da Eira do Serrado expecting a quick photo stop on the way through the mountains. It’s often described as one of Madeira’s best viewpoints, which […]
Miradouro da Ponta do Rosto: Complete Guide to Madeira’s Eastern Viewpoint
If you’re heading east across Madeira, Miradouro da Ponta do Rosto is one of those places that feels slightly out of the way until you arrive, and then it suddenly […]
Pico Grande: What to Know Before You Hike PR12 in Madeira
Pico Grande is one of the highest peaks in Madeira, rising to 1,654 metres above sea level in the island’s central massif. From the ridgelines you’re looking straight down into […]
Miradouro do Véu da Noiva: What to Know Before You Stop at Bridal Veil Viewpoint
Miradouro do Véu da Noiva is one of the easiest scenic stops on Madeira’s north coast. Set along the old ER101 road between São Vicente and Seixal, it gives you […]
Pico Do Arieiro in Madeira: What to Expect Before You Go
Pico do Arieiro sits at 1,818 metres and is the third-highest peak on Madeira. It’s also one of the easiest high points on the island to reach by road, which […]
Miradouro do Guindaste Madeira: Glass Walkways on the North Coast
Miradouro do Guindaste sits on Madeira’s north coast above the mouth of the Ribeira do Faial, and it’s the sort of stop people talk about because of what’s actually in […]
Pico Ruivo Madeira: Wanderung auf den höchsten Gipfel der Insel
Pico Ruivo Madeira: Hiking the Island’s Highest Peak
If you’re planning a proper mountain walk on the island, Pico Ruivo Madeira deserves your attention. At 1,862 metres above sea level, it’s the highest point in Madeira and one […]