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Levada dos Piornais

Levada dos Piornais

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Levada dos Piornais

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Location: São Martinho

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1. Levada Tunnel Passage – Banana Plantations of Funchal loop from Lido

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2. Câmara de Lobos Harbor – View of Câmara de Lobos Harbor loop from Câmara de Lobos

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3. Banana Plantations of Funchal – Levada Tunnel Passage loop from Ilhéus

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Sepp

January 7, 2022

Very beautiful, spectacular hiking trail along the Leveda-dos-Piornais You should be sure-footed and free from giddiness 😉 Steep chasms on a narrow path.

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Sam

January 3, 2022

North of this point the levada becomes more dangerous, although it is possible to get the head of it. It requires a good head for heights and very good balance.

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June 20, 2022

Partially also without railings, but it can be avoided via stairs.

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Steini

February 15, 2022

This route is possible if you are not afraid of heights. It is highly recommended as only a few travel here. Have fun going after.

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

November 30, 2023

The Levada dos Piornais extends surprisingly far into the city of Funchal. Since this tour is probably intended for those who are not going on the Levada for a cozy city tour, but rather are looking for "airy" passages with a lot of depth, you should, if possible, get on the Levada on the outskirts of the city, in the Quebradas district. We take bus number 24 and get off where the road passes under the motorway. Following the black signs with “Levada” written on them, we turn left, facing north, parallel to the highway. Where the road curves to the right down into the valley, we can enter the levada on the right.

For the first few kilometers the levada is covered with concrete and annoyingly clattering metal plates. Its course takes us through numerous banana plantations. Finally we reach the outskirts of the city, where the levada finally continues openly and we have to walk on the pleasantly wide boundary wall. This first section is still officially marked as a tourist walkway. However, she is already surprisingly exposed to this very quickly. Most of these exposed sections are well secured with railings. The most enjoyable part of the tour soon follows: The Levada crosses a vertical rock face, for which several tunnels and bridges were created. In the tunnels and also along the rock face you often have to bend down or move to the other side of the levada.

Further into the valley there are increasingly exposed areas where there are no longer any railings. Since the levada wall is still pleasantly wide, passing it is not difficult for those without heights and is associated with a pleasant adrenaline rush.
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Franky

February 4, 2024

Very cool path, always a great view.

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