Madeira Rother Walking Guide : The finest levada and mountain walks
Every island thrives on its clichés. The name Madeira stands for a heavy drop of wine which might have had its time a long time ago, yet is still praised by many a connoisseur. The island’s all-year-round mild climate helped Madeira be awarded the decorative suffix »floating floral island in the Atlantic«. Bird of paradise and torch lilies, daisies and hydrangea leave no doubt: Madeira is rich in flowers like no other island. And secretly the Atlantic beauty has developed into a hiking paradise of the special kind. The first Portuguese word which hikers learn on Madeira is bound to be »levada«. Levada hiking is surely unique on the whole world. A sophisticated network of narrow irrigation canals runs across the entire island. The maintenance paths installed next to canal trenches allow the convenient discovery of Madeira without great altitude all the way to the most remote corners. Around half of the tours introduced in this guide are Levada excursions. They lead through fertile land
- Product Number: RWG_MADEIRA_22
- Reference Product Number: - None -
- ISBN: 9783763348428
- Date of Publication: 10/28/2022
- Unfolded (flat) Size: 6.5 inches high by 4.53 inches wide
- Map format: - None -
- Map type: Books/Monographs - Walking Guides
- Geographical region: Portugal
