Portugal

Our last visit in Madeira is to the Cristo Rei statue on the way of the airport enjoying the great views for one last time before leaving towards Paris

We end the exploration of the north coast with a visit to the ruined Saint George Fort and the nearby beach before returning to Funchal for dinner

Our only levada hike during our short visit is Levada do Rei a beautiful but busy trail good for nice views and all Madeira endemic birds

On the way to a levada trail we stop in Santana to find and explore the traditional houses before moving on

We spend the evening into the night looking for Zino Petrels in the highest mountains of Madeira at their nesting grounds

Late afternoon we go into downtown Funchal exploring the beautiful churches and wineries before finding a dinner place and returning to the AirBnB

The first birding trip today is looking for pelagic birds and sea mammals but we are successful only with birds on the two hour trip

Today is a day of birding starting in Machico but then we stay afterwards and explore the town and use the beautiful beaches

We spend the afternoon in the Monte area exploring the famous church and extensive gardens and looking for birds while admiring the views

We spend part of the day exploring the area of Funchal east of our AirBnB eating dinner and walking along the waterfront on narrow streets