Boca do Risco — Attraction in Machico

Walk here from Porto do Cruz, tough initially for us oldies (lol) 🤪🤪 but after getting to the one way road with the cable car on it , was much easier as was just slightly up and down. Walked to Boca do Risco and after speaking to a few other walker's headed down towards Machico. Joined the Levada and walked about 2 miles to a small bar then caught the bus to the bus station in centre of town. Fabulous walk , amazing views, a bit wet and slippery here and there but just need to take time. If you get the chance while in Madeira do this walk, either this way or from Machico side. You won't be disappointed. Porto do Cruz is a fab wee place. Sitting in a cafe at the beach with the mountains east and west is amazing, surfers usually doing there skills. Cheers and...

Great walk with an amazing view on the cliffs and the sea. Please note than when we did this hike on 17 January 2024, there was a small landslide that had partly blocked the way between Porto da Cruz and Boca do Risco. We (and other hikers we saw) managed to just go over the landslide to continue on the otherwise well-kept path so it is doable but it certainly is a dangerous obstacle. This obstacle can surely be unstable and slippery depending on the conditions and if you fall you will surely die. However, the landslide is only approximately 5 meters wide and is the only notable difficulty in this beautiful hike, which is otherwise...

This viewpoint is along the Vereda do Larano, one of the 3 top veredas of Madeira. You can see from here the topical coasts of the island: very steep, lot of wind and a magnific view of the ocean. If you come before 10, you probably have the time for rest with no other people,but in general this Vereda seems to be very less crowded then others of the island. Then you continue to Portela to finish the Vereda. Absolutely...