Curral das Freiras

October 25, 2023. My last full day on Madeira. I encountered this village late in the day, after turning the wrong way (it's tricky when the roads cross over each other in tunnels). I started the day going to the east coast, intending to hike out to the point, but it was too crowded. I went to a less popular lookout, then back down to the hip town of Machico. Then I crossed through the centre of the island to PR1, the trail connecting the highest peaks on Madeira, and spent some time on that. Then I continued westward through the central plateau, after which I found Curral das Freiras. https://flic.kr/p/2pfz7wb