Vereda do Larano
From: €39,50/per person
Quick Details
- Availability: Check the calendar for availability.
- Duration: In total, including transportation, this tour takes about 6 hours, being the hiking time around 4 hours.
- Distance: 12 Km.
- Highest Point: 350m.
- Lowest Point: 100m.
- Location: Porto da Cruz.
- Difficult: Moderate.
From: €39,50/per person
Vereda do Larano
- The coastal path from Machico to Porto da Cruz was for centuries the shortest commercial route between the two places.
- Immerse yourself in the uniquely diverse of landscapes hiking Larano in Madeira Island.
- Vereda do Larano is beautiful! Caved on the edge of the abyss, very close to the sea, it has superb views over Ponta de São Lourenço, Porto da Cruz and the Penha D’Aguia rock.
About Vereda do Larano
The walk starts in the Levada dos Maroços, so the first part of the route is easy walking along a Levada followed with Mimosa trees and agricultural lands.
After enjoying the fantastic views over Machico city, we go up a trail to reach the viewpoint of Boca do Risco, where a superb view awaits us over the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Ponta de São Lourenço, the Penha d’Aguia and, if the weather permits, The Porto Santo Island. Stunning, don’t you think so?
After a short stop to refresh, we continue our walk towards Porto da Cruz, by a coastal path with fascinating views and where you can observe some endemic specimens of Madeira.
The route is quite narrow and vertiginous, being slippery during the wetter months, that’s why this trail is recommended for people used to hiking.
On our way to Porto da Cruz you can see one of the most iconic rock formations of Madeira, Penha D’Aguia. Prepare your camera, for sure you will feel like immortalizing these wonderful moments in a photograph.
After our walk we will stop at the center of Porto da Cruz, here you can visit the famous sugar cane mill, where they extract the juice of the sugar cane for the confection of the brandy “aguardente” or of the honey cane that will lead to our typical honey cake.
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