Cabo Girão (Europe's highest sea cliff) Skywalk

Porto da Cruz

Visit to the rum distillery with tasting and a short levada walk

Switzerland 2018

Câmara de Lobos

Today we went hiking, it took us to Câmara de Lobos, a small fishing village southwest of Funchal.

Flower island

In Madeira it blooms all year round.

Risco Waterfall and 25 Springs

Guided Hike

São Pedro de Rates → Vilarinho (13km)

Unfortunately, my washing on the clothes horse was still damp this morning, so I dried a pair of socks and a T-shirt with a hairdryer. Then I started my walk by blue sky and...

Barcelos → São Pedro de Rates (17km)

Time and Space: The days, the routes and the accommodation all blend together; it’s getting harder and harder to tell them apart. It feels as though I’m having these experiences...

Aborim → Barcelos (16km)

Yesterday and the Rooster: I was wrong; nobody turned up at the Casa de Santiago in the evening. I had the whole pilgrims’ hostel to myself; it felt a bit strange, and I...

Vitorino dos Piães → Aborim (12,8km)

The pilgrim’s meal yesterday evening was good (spaghetti with vegetables, tomato salad, garlic bread and homemade rose wine), but it kept my stomach busy right up until the...