One of the most spectacular remote villages is hidden between steep ravines in the heart of Madeira Island. The Nun’s Valley (Curral das Freiras in Portuguese) is a special place with an interesting history and the best place to start many spectacular hiking trails.
What I love about the island is the multitude of landscapes and climates you can experience in one single hike and this last 2-day hike across Madeira island was the perfect way to say goodbye before starting my next big project: The Peaks of Europe.
I crossed one more time the island, from North to South following the Caminho Real 27 or better said, an adapted version of it. I started my trail in Arco de Sao Jorge with an amazing cliff hike until Boaventura. The plan was to follow then the PR2, hike from Lombo do Urzal until Curral das Freiras and go to Pico Ruivo on the way. This would be only the first day. The second one would take me to Funchal, straight through Nun’s valley, and afterwards with a breath-taking levada walk along Levada do Curral, only things didn’t go as expected and I had to look for another trail to reach sea level once more.
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00:00 Crossing Madeira Island
01:01 Caminho Real 27
02:00 From Arco de Sao Jorge to Funchal
04:00 The perfect retirement place
05:21 The story of Levadas and water
08:21 PR2 – Vereda do Urzal
11:43 More troubles ahead
14:21 What a night…
15:53 The story of coffee in the nature
18:43 Reaching PR 1.3 Vereda da Encumeada
19:15 The Nun’s valley
20:30 Levada do curral
21:39 Caminho Real 27: let’s reach Funchal
23:42 My third island crossing in Madeira
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Quality video and amazing views! I´d love to hike in Madeira one day
Video sharing perfect
Hey 🤙 thank your for watching – and I hope you enjoyed it! Curious about my next project? I will climb the highest peak 🏔 of every European country while traveling only per public transport . 52 weeks 52 summits. Checkout the project here: https://peaksof.eu
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Title of this video : Back to THE Island !
When i subscribed I remember you had 314 subs , now you have 400 % of that ! Coming along nicely George , you will prevail on your channel .
Fantastic adventure my friend, such a exotic and unique scenery! Love this video, so professionally edited!
Wow. Amazing, i want to visit it someday and see it in personal. Take care on your hiking trip.