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Cabo Girão Skywalk – Cabo Girão Viewpoint loop from Girao Cape Protected Area

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Câmara De Lobos

Cabo Girão Skywalk – Cabo Girão Viewpoint loop from Girao Cape Protected Area

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Cabo Girão Skywalk – Cabo Girão Viewpoint loop from Girao Cape Protected Area

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56.3km

1,670m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

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Cabo Girão Skywalk

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On the Skywalk at Cabo Girão you can look through the glass floor to the 580 meters lower coast with the terraced fields. It is the 2 highest cliff coast in Europe. Admission is free.

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Cabo Girão Viewpoint

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Observation platform with glass floor and spectacular views

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13.4 km

Ribeira Brava Coastal Cycle Path

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20.8 km

The Taberna is often visited by hiking guides after the group has hiked the 25 Fontes and various Levadas. This is where you will first get acquainted with the Poncha.

Extract from merian.de/magazin/madeira-spezialitaet-poncha.html:
"Every Poncha takes revenge. And that is because Madeira wine is more famous. Revenge is sweet. Sweet as honey. Add lemon juice and aguardente, a quickly fermented rum - and the devilish mix is ready. Don't forget to stir well, of course with the "little dick" - caralhinho, little dick, is the name of the little whisk for this.
Stirring is important, otherwise you will taste the alcohol too much. But that must not happen, the Poncha wants to sneak in. It wants to act as if it can't hurt anyone. So you innocently sip one after the other, until the drunken end. It's better to plan your way home beforehand, otherwise you won't be able to find it. The fishermen of Madeira drink the Poncha before they board. In the past, they went whale hunting in small boats, with songs and liters Poncha gave them courage. Today, it is still needed, the Atlantic is rough and deep. But whales are no longer caught and the boats are better.
Nowadays, Poncha is primarily a liquid food: the honey provides the energy, the fruit provides the vitamins. And the alcohol ensures that the boat stands safely in high waves - a staggering sailor on a rocking ship provides a reliable vertical position for the latter. It is said that a fisherman needs one glass for each wind force. A dozen Ponchas keep him bolt upright even in a hurricane. Who knows. With Poncha, everything becomes so blurry: the view, the stories, the truth."

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