Top Things to do in Calheta
What to do and see in Calheta, Madeira Islands: The Best Hiking Trails
Discover the best top things to do in Calheta, Portugal including Vereda Zimbreiros, Levada Nova, Vereda da Garganta Funda, Vereda da Faja Grande, Vereda do Pesqueiro, Levada do Risco, Levada do Lajeado, Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Silveira, Levada Pedregal - Ponta do Pargo.
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1. Vereda Zimbreiros
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Levada Nova
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4.5 based on 136 reviews
Reviewed By eatsmakelijk - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
I walked this section of "levada Nova", which appears by other names on different maps, as part of a wild camping journey that took me from a cold, wet Santo da Serra in the east of Madeira, to the exposed and breezy far west end, at Ponta do Pargo. The area around Prazeres is popular with day hikers, who wander on either direction along the contour of the levada, in a climate which is often among the mildest on the island. Prazeres itself is a scattered village of cottagers, typically hrowing their own potatoes, canbages and onions, as well as keeping chickens and goats. It has attracted many second home owners and renters and has its share of expats. Nevertheless, do not expect gentrification any time soon. Locals usually prefer to see unused properties fall down in ruins and remain unpersuaded to sell, aging parents often vainly hoping that long- emigrated children will one day return in triumph from Venezuela or South Africa to restore decrepit family homes and care for elderly parents. If you enjoy the experience of the real madeira, take this serpentine tamble through the quaint humour and tragedy of the hillside villages and meet the very genuine and charming? hard-working subsistence farming Madeirans.
3. Vereda da Garganta Funda
4. Vereda da Faja Grande
5. Vereda do Pesqueiro
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
A descida pela encosta é efetuada em ziguezague, permitindo uma descida com um nível de inclinação relativamente suave, permitindo-lhe observar os antigos socalcos que outrora foram cultivados. Durante quase todo o percurso terá, à sua esquerda, uma longa cascata a acompanhar a sua descida pela encosta, confluindo no Oceano Atlântico.
6. Levada do Risco
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4.5 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By wmerry2016 - Gainesville, United States
We came up from the twenty five fountains levada, and hiked to Risco falls, and then over to the Rabacal house, then went back down to the 25 Fontes Levada.this is an amazing and beautiful place. The whole valley that Risco falls are in is a feast for the senses, with a combination of the sound of falling water from multiple sources, being surrounded by amazing views, with a wonderful clean nature smell.
7. Levada do Lajeado
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
8. Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Silveira
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
9. Levada Pedregal - Ponta do Pargo
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
