A guide to Madeira
Use Madeira's capital as a base for levada walks, mountain roads and coastal viewpoints.
- Article
- Best for
- Levada walks and cliff roads
- When to go
- Year-round, best April to October
- Suggested pace
- A week with a car
About Madeira
Madeira is a volcanic island of cliff roads, levada walks, and deep green valleys, and it stays walkable year-round. The north and south coasts have genuinely different weather, which is worth planning a route around.
Guides to Madeira
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Lisbon
Lisbon is built on hills and best walked badly — up the wrong street, down the wrong staircase.
Neighbourhood walking and viewpoints