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Madeira Hiking Guide

<p>Strelitzias, torch lilies, love flowers and hydrangeas - Madeira is made from a mild climate all year round and a lavish display of flowers. The Atlantic beauty is a paradise for walkers. The Rother hiking guide "Madeira" presents 70 varied levada and mountain hikes.<br style=""><br style="">Slimmer irrigation channels, called levadas, criss-cross the entire island. Madeira can be discovered on its maintenance paths without major differences in altitude: past artfully designed terraces, through impressive gorges and into pristine valleys with evergreen subtropical vegetation. The volcanic island with its central massif, which is almost 1900 meters high, also offers alpine hiking routes. The route carved into the rock from Pico do Arieiro up to Pico Ruivo is spectacular - the island's royal tour. The secluded shepherds' paths and the "veredas", old village paths, which until a few decades ago were the only access to remote villages, are comfy.<br style=""><br style="">The author Rolf Goetz, who has been walking on Madeira for many years, has selected the most beautiful hikes on the island for the Rother hiking guide "Madeira" and added ten exciting routes to the 15th, updated edition. The spectrum ranges from short and easy paths to challenging summit climbs. Each tour suggestion has clear brief information, detailed directions, a map section with the route marked and an informative altitude profile. Numerous photos set the mood for a hiking vacation on Europe's flower island. GPS data is available for download.<br></p>