Madeira Island Magazine - May/June 2022
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago. In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more. Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
The dazzling "Flower Festival" opens the way for the return of Madeira's celebrations in early May. Between May and June, the events calendar is packed with music festivals such as the "Aleste Festival" and "Aqui Acolá Festival", as well as international sporting events such as "Ultra Skyrunning Madeira", "Trans Madeira" and the "Canyoning Madeira Meeting". Events such as the "Madeira Classic Car Revival" and other multicultural events of great local and tourist importance are planned such as the "Mercado Quinhentista", the "Festival do Atlântico", the "Festa da Cereja", the "Festas de São João" in Porto Santo and Calheta, as well as the "Festas de São Pedro" in Ribeira Brava and Câmara de Lobos, celebrations that will attract thousands of people to the Archipelago.
In this edition you can also read about The Flower Festival and the 10 Flowers to discover in the Garden of the Atlantic; Porto Santo Beach; Leisure Areas in Calheta, Captain’s Tower Museum, Ponta do Garajau and much more.
Come and celebrate with us and be infected by the spontaneous and traditional joy that the Madeiran people 'breathe' at these events.
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desporto | sports
Canyoning
Ribeira
do Inferno
A Ribeira do Inferno
(inferior), situada no
percurso da levada da
Fajã do Rodrigues, em
São Vicente, é o mais
vasto canyon da ilha
com 3100 metros de
extensão, 27 rapéis
e um percurso de
cerca de 5 horas e 30
minutos, considerado de
dificuldade moderada.
artir à descoberta de canyons
P é uma das melhores formas de
explorar a ilha da Madeira.
A qualidade dos cursos de água,
a beleza do meio natural em que se
inserem, a segurança e a diversidade
dos percursos de canyoning, fazem com
que esta prática tenha grande sucesso
no arquipélago.
Graças à Laurissilva, pela
abundância de água que oferece,
à orografia e às características
geológicas da ilha, os canyons estão
espalhados um pouco por toda a parte e
podem ser encontrados com facilidade,
sendo aconselhável que sejam sempre
guiados por empresas especializadas
na área.
A Madeira conta com mais de uma
centena de percursos marcados e
equipados para a prática de canyoning.
Coordenadas do Canyon
da Ribeira do Inferno
(inferior) – São Vicente:
Início: 32.788080, -17.076917
Fim: 32.811733, -17.065493
#1: 32.77902, -17.04924
#2:32.809725, -17.059564
One of the
T best ways
of exploring
Madeira is to go
canyoning.
The quality of
the streams, the
beauty of the natural
environment, the safety
and the diversity of
the canyoning routes
have made this sport
a huge success. The
Laurissilva forest offers
the abundance of water,
shapes the terrain
and the geological
characteristics making
canyons common all over
the island. Before setting
off, always seek the help
of a specialised guide.
Madeira has more
than a hundred marked
and equipped routes.
Ribeira do Inferno (lower
part), located along the
Fajã do Rodrigues levada in São Vicente,
is the largest canyon on the island with
an extension of 3100 metres, 27 rappels
and a course lasting about 5 hours and
30 minutes, considered of moderate
difficulty.
Canyon da Ribeira do
Inferno (lower) coordinates
- São Vicente:
Start: 32.788080, -17.076917
End: 32.811733, -17.065493
#1: 32.77902, -17.04924
#2:32.809725, -17.059564
16 Madeira Island Magazine | Maio - Junho 2022
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