Canico Trip Overview
Our east tour begins in Caniço, where you can visit the majestic statue of King Christ (Cristo Rei), the first one in the world. Following we go a little above 600 meters height and we visit Camacha, a parish referenced as “The Land of the Wicker” where you can see furniture and baskets made in wicker very well known in the 19th century in the world.
Continuing up, reaching 1818 meters at Pico do Areeiro you will see beautiful sights of the Madeira Mountains. After that, we go down to Ribeiro Frio where you can see the trouts farming and if you would like to do a small walking in the famous Levadas of the island where you can see a big part of Laurissilva forest.
Later we keep going downwards and see wonderful viewpoints by São Roque do Faial and Portela. We visit the Santo da Serra Park where we can see some farming animals and enjoy a landscape view over the northeast, finishing our trip in the city of Santa Cruz, also known as the “Door of Madeira”.
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* Duration: 8 hours
* Starts: Canico, Portugal
* Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Canico, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Our east tour begins in Caniço, where you can visit the majestic statue of King Christ (Cristo Rei), the first one in the world. Following we go a little above 600 meters height and we visit Camacha, a parish referenced as “The Land of the Wicker” where you can see furniture and baskets made in wicker very well known in the 19th century in the world.
Continuing up, reaching 1818 meters at Pico do Areeiro you will see beautiful sights of the Madeira Mountains. After that, we go down to Ribeiro Frio where you can see the trouts farming and if you would like to do a small walking in the famous Levadas of the island where you can see a big part of Laurissilva forest.
Later we keep going downwards and see wonderful viewpoints by São Roque do Faial and Portela. We visit the Santo da Serra Park where we can see some farming animals and enjoy a landscape view over the northeast, finishing our trip in the city of Santa Cruz, also known as the “Door of Madeira”.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau, Estrada Nova do Cristo Rei, Madeira 6160-206 Portugal
The statue was built in 1927 and consecrated on October 30, 1927. Financed by the local lawyer Aires de Ornelas and his wife, created by French artists Georges Serraz and Pierre Charles Lenoir. The statue was completed 4 years before Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Camacha Wicker Factory, Largo Conselheiro Aires Ornelas 12, Camacha, Madeira 9135-053 Portugal
See the beautiful wickerwork made by the local artisans and learn about it history.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pico do Arieiro, E 202, Funchal, Madeira 9000-900 Portugal
Pico do Areeiro Viewpoint is located at the second highest point on Madeira Island, at 1,818 meters above sea level.
From this viewpoint there is an excellent panoramic view of the central mountains of Madeira Island.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ribeiro Frio, Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, Madeira Islands
We will stop in this amazing laurissilva fresh paradise to visit the trout farming and look at the Madeira forest.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro da Portela, Caminho do Lameirao, Machico, Madeira 9200-162 Portugal
We visit the beautiful landscape of the North East of the Island from this magnificent viewpoint where we can see still Faial and Pico Areeiro.
Duration: 15 minutes
