Don't miss
The eastern tip of Madeira, where the green runs out and the island turns to bare volcanic rock.
The rest of Madeira is forest and terraces. This peninsula is the opposite: dry, treeless and red-ochre, with the sea on both sides of the path and cliffs striped in layers of ash and lava.
A tipThere is no shade and almost always wind. Take water, a hat and proper shoes, and start early.
- From Funchalabout 35 minutes by car
- TrailPR8, about 7 km there and back
- Time2.5 to 3 hours
Taken home
At the end of the route, in Funchal, four artists draw whatever you bring back from the island: a place, a flower, a word, a set of coordinates.
The outline of the island
Madeira in a single line.