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A trip by Lena Fischer

Madeira on foot

7–14 Mar 2026 · Portugal

A week of levadas — the old irrigation channels with paths beside them — and one drive that I would not repeat.

1
Funchal 🇵🇹
Portugal · 7 Mar – 9 Mar
Base camp. Espetada on a hook, poncha in a glass, a cable car to a garden.
2
Ribeiro Frio 🇵🇹
Santana, Portugal · 9 Mar – 11 Mar
Levada dos Balcões, then the 25 Fontes at seven in the morning with nobody on it.
3
Porto Moniz 🇵🇹
Portugal · 11 Mar – 13 Mar
Natural pools in black lava, water at 19°, my whole nervous system reset.
4
Ponta de São Lourenço 🇵🇹
Caniçal, Portugal · 13 Mar – 14 Mar
The dry end of the island. Red rock, no trees, a wind that means it.
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