Madeira
September 19, 2023
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On Day 4 in the morning and early afternoon, I participated in a levada walk by the Levada do Caniçal on the hills above Machico. The city of Machico was the first capital of
Madeira Island and extends in a small basin from south to north. It was founded and built by the Portuguese explorer João Gonçalves Zarco in 1419.
Overnight rains made the trail muddy, as did a group of cyclists racing through the mud as part of their trek around Madeira Island.
In the mid-afternoon, I toured around Funchal, including touring inside Saint John the Evangelist Church, part of the Jesuit College, a seventeenth century monument featuring
lots of paintings, tile works and frescos, plus numerous gilded altars in side chapels, plus gelato at The Ritz.
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Above: Machico from the Levada do Caniçal.
1 shows my final breakfast at the Enotel Magnolia Hotel.
2 to 8 show drive to Machico from Funchal, including the Madeira International Airport on concrete columns for the runway.
9 to 11 a nice rainbow at the start of our hike by the Levada do Caniçal.
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