Canico Trip Overview
Once known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, there will always be reasons to maintain its designation. Amid belvederes, gardens and various high altitude peaks, Madeira is the ideal destination for a family holiday or a short trip for two.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Canico, Portugal
* Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Canico, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Once known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, there will always be reasons to maintain its designation. Amid belvederes, gardens and various high altitude peaks, Madeira is the ideal destination for a family holiday or a short trip for two.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Camacha, Camacha, Madeira, Madeira Islands
Camacha is a picturesque village of Santa Cruz, located in the interior of Madeira Island, over 700 meters high, famous for its traditions and folklore, which gracefully endure to this day.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Pico do Arieiro, E 202, Funchal, Madeira 9000-900 Portugal
Pico do Arieiro is part of the Central Mountain Massif, being the third highest point of Madeira Island, with a maximum altitude of 1818 meters, the first being Pico Ruivo at 1861 meters, and the second Pico das Torres at 1851 meters elevation.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ribeiro Frio, Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, Madeira Islands
Ribeiro Frio is a place in the municipality of Santana, situated in a place of great natural beauty, right in the heart of the Laurissilva Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Madeira Island, such as Levada do Furado, Serra or Juncal.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro do Forte do Faial, VR1, Santana, Madeira 9230-067 Portugal
Faial is a parish in the municipality of Santana, situated on the charming North Coast of the beautiful Madeira Island, at an altitude of about 219 meters.
It is said that the name “Faial” will derive from the many beeches (Myrica faya) here, and the town developed around an ancient chapel of Our Lady of the Nativity, said to have been internally armed from a single large trunk. cedar tree there. The chapel was destroyed by the flow of the Ribeiras da Metade and Faial, and a new temple was built in 1771.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Santana, Santana, Madeira, Madeira Islands
Santana is a town, located in the green north coast of the beautiful island of Madeira, famous for its traditional triangular gabled houses with thatched roofs and wooden structures (the clowns), colored with the typical Madeiran colors of Madeira. White, blue and red.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Miradouro da Portela, Caminho do Lameirao, Machico, Madeira 9200-162 Portugal
Miradouro da Portela is located in the parish of Santo da Serra at 670 meters altitude, between Porto da Cruz and Machico. This viewpoint offers a magnificent backdrop of mountains to the sea. We can observe the parish of Porto da Cruz and Penha d´Águia.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ponta de Sao Lourenco, Baia da Abra, Machico, Madeira Portugal
São Lourenço is the easternmost peninsula of the fantastic Madeira Island, representing a completely different facet from the rest of the island, which is known for its lush vegetation that has earned the title of “planted seaside garden”. São Lourenço is therefore a peninsula of volcanic origin, mostly basaltic, giving it an arid aspect, undergrowth and an absence of trees that totally contrasts with the rest of the island’s landscape.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Machico, Machico, Madeira, Madeira Islands
Overlooking the wonderful valley of Machico, in the fantastic island of Madeira, from the Pico do Facho viewpoint you have a beautiful panorama, seeing the stunning Ponta de São Lourenço with its natural colors of deep beauty.
Duration: 20 minutes
