Hello there. Good video, but you might like to know that what you said at 9:54 during your Levada Walk is not accurate. That "Levada" is part of a man-made irrigation system built by the early Portuguese settlers of Madeira -- an island that was completely uninhabited when Portuguese sailors came across it in the early 1400s -- so that water from the rainy north of the island could be channeled to the dryer and warmer south. In that context, it is not correct to call it a river the stream that runs alongside the trails which were originally built as part of the maintenance of the said channels. Glad that you enjoyed your stay. All the best.
Lovely scenery my friend, so nicely filmed! Gorgeous atmosphere!
Hello there. Good video, but you might like to know that what you said at 9:54 during your Levada Walk is not accurate. That "Levada" is part of a man-made irrigation system built by the early Portuguese settlers of Madeira -- an island that was completely uninhabited when Portuguese sailors came across it in the early 1400s -- so that water from the rainy north of the island could be channeled to the dryer and warmer south. In that context, it is not correct to call it a river the stream that runs alongside the trails which were originally built as part of the maintenance of the said channels.
Glad that you enjoyed your stay. All the best.