Madeira in photos

11 photos from around the island: Funchal, the lidos, the levadas and the coast. Click any photo to enlarge it.

The capital and its cable car

Funchal and Monte

Funchal climbing its amphitheatre of hills
Funchal climbing its amphitheatre of hills
 The cable car over Funchal to Monte
The cable car over Funchal to Monte
 A waterfall in the Monte Palace garden
A waterfall in the Monte Palace garden
Pools, breakwaters and black sand

The coast and the swims

The lava pools at Porto Moniz
The lava pools at Porto Moniz
 Calheta, one of the few sandy beaches, made with imported sand
Calheta, one of the few sandy beaches, made with imported sand
 The black sand below the cliffs at Seixal
The black sand below the cliffs at Seixal
 Fishing boats at Câmara de Lobos
Fishing boats at Câmara de Lobos
Levadas, headlands and the north

The green island

A levada path through the laurel forest
A levada path through the laurel forest
 A family on a coastal viewpoint trail, an easier walk for short legs
A family on a coastal viewpoint trail, an easier walk for short legs
 Ponta de São Lourenço, the bare eastern headland and its walk
Ponta de São Lourenço, the bare eastern headland and its walk
 A typical north-coast village below the cliffs
A typical north-coast village below the cliffs

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