Last of our three levada walks. We traveled to the south west region of Madeira for this coastal hike winding thru farming land and laurel forests. Notice this levada is not built out of stone like the Caldeiroa Verde levada, but of concrete. Our guide told us it was a modern levada. (The Portuguese started building Levadas for irrigation soon after arriving in the15th century and continued until the 1940's; in all 1350 miles of levadas.) Again, hydrangeas lining the sides, as well as agapanthus and ...
Lunch in a hamlet at a small cafe used by farmers.
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