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2025-12-182025-12-18

Madeira – Day 7

The levadas of Madeira represent one of the most extensive and historically significant water-management systems in the Atlantic island world. These linear irrigation channels traverse steep volcanic terrain, transporting water from the humid, high-precipitation regions of the island’s interior and northern slopes to drier agricultural zones, particularly along the southern coast. Beyond their technical function, levadas have profoundly shaped Madeira’s landscape, settlement patterns, and ecological structure and remain a defining feature of the island’s cultural and physical geography.

2025-12-182025-12-18

2023 Madeira – Day 6

Madeira is the principal island of the Madeira Archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Geographically and biogeographically, Madeira belongs to the Macaronesian island group, alongside the Azores, Canary Islands, and Cape Verde. The island rises steeply from the surrounding deep-sea basin and exhibits exceptionally high relief energy, with elevations ranging from sea level to over 1,800 meters within short horizontal distances.

2025-12-18

2023 Madeira – Day 4

oaventura is located on the northern coast of Madeira, within the municipality of São Vicente, and extends from the Atlantic shoreline into a steep, deeply incised valley system reaching the island’s interior highlands. The settlement pattern is predominantly linear, following the valley floor and lower slopes, reflecting long-term adaptation to rugged terrain and hydrological constraints. The region occupies a transitional zone between the coastal environment and the mountainous interior, resulting in pronounced gradients in climate, vegetation, and land use over short distances.

2025-12-17

2023 Madeira – Day 3

Levada dos Cedros Region – General Overview

The Levada dos Cedros region is located in the northwestern highlands of Madeira, primarily within the municipality of Porto Moniz, near the Fanal plateau. The area forms part of Madeira’s extensive levada network and lies within a largely intact mountainous interior characterized by high humidity, frequent cloud cover, and limited permanent settlement. The region is situated at elevations generally exceeding 900 meters above sea level and is strongly influenced by orographic and Atlantic climatic processes.

2025-12-172025-12-17

2023 Madeira – Day 1

The Madeira Archipelago is an autonomous region of Portugal located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and belongs biogeographically to the Macaronesian island group (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde). The archipelago comprises the main island of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the uninhabited island groups of Desertas and Selvagens. Madeira is situated on the African Plate in an intraplate oceanic setting; the island rises steeply from the deep-sea basin and therefore exhibits exceptionally high relief energy, with elevations increasing from sea level to over 1,800 m within a very short horizontal distance.