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Madeira 5915 Wanderführer

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Brief info about the product:</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857;">The sport-oriented highlight: crossing the central mountain ridge along the watershed between the Encumeada Pass and the highest mountain on the island, Pico Ruivo.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857;">The family highlight: the routes from the Botanical Garden to the Artists' Garden with fountains, waterfalls, water birds and the option to take a sleigh ride on traditional wooden sledges.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857;">The culinary highlight: a hike near Porto Moniz with a stop at one of the fish restaurants on the fashionable beach promenade and the trout restaurants in Ribeiro Frio with their own fish farm.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857;">The personal highlight: Cap Ponta de São Lourenço in the vest of the island; the bizarre rock and coastal landscape looks like a world of its own, which seems to have just separated from the island; nature park with a small visitor center.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857;">The cultural highlight: the city tour of Funchal with sights such as the Sé Cathedral, the Mercado dos Lavradores, the large market hall with fish market, the harbor facilities and the casino designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.</span></li></ul><p>Madeira is one of the most beautiful and popular hiking islands in Europe and is particularly impressive due to its mild climate, which is balanced in all seasons, as well as its wild nature, which ranges from rugged coastlines and cloud forests to rugged mountains and volcanic peaks. At the heart of this hiking guide are, of course, the levada walks for which Madeira is famous among hiking enthusiasts throughout Europe. These paths follow the lifelines of the island and are particularly suitable for older walkers and families. However, the challenging mountain tours along the main central ridge around the highest peak, Pico de Ruivo, are also included in the book. The paths destroyed in the 2010 fire have been almost completely restored. Madeira also offers many exciting things to see along the hiking routes, such as botanical gardens, basket weaving villages, secluded ridge walks, picturesque places to stop for refreshments and lots of culture in the villages and towns. For this reason, the book also offers city tours as hiking routes, such as in Funchal or Porto Moniz.</p><p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Peter Mertz, born in Tyrol, lives in Innsbruck and works as a freelance biologist, nature photographer and author; author of more than 80 hiking guides, illustrated books, travel guides and scientific reference books; his regional focuses include the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean region, Tyrol, South Tyrol, Scandinavia and North America.</span><br></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.42857; font-weight: bold;">Peter Mertz | Kompass | 06/2016 | 276 pages | tips on places to stop off and places of interest, tour map with GPX data to download | 11.4 cm x 17.1 cm | paperback | German</span></p>