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Join me for a few Peaceful Moments driving in Madeira in Portugal.
This drive begins on the main road heading east towards Funchal before waking a hard left up into the hills to visit Levada PR10 (see the next video) before carrying on to the north side of Madeira along yet more steep and winding mountain roads. Once on the north coast I head west towards the small town of Seixal which is famous for its black sand beach.
This is one of a series of videos I made driving around the island.
This was filmed in October 2023.
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The music I chose for this one is Light Expanse by Unicorn Heads
Madeira
I was very fortunate to spend ten days on Madeira in October 2023. I stayed in an Airbnb in Prazeres on the west of the island but had to relocate for two nights to just above Funchal due to the forest fires that were being set by an arsonist.
Madeira is a truly amazing place to visit for so many reasons: the people, the food, the crazy geography of the place, and especially the engineering. There are what seem like hundreds of tunnels everywhere and they are a marvel to behold. As well as that there are some amazing hikes to be had especially along the levadas which are old school aqueducts bringing water from the mountains down to where it can be used for farming.
While I was there I rented a car which was an excellent way to get around the island. Driving on Madeira can be a bit of a challenge. The drivers are fine but once you leave the highways the roads can be very steep and very windy. I would not recommend renting a car to everyone.
I loved Madeira and cannot wait to go back.