You should start this route in Fajã dos Cardos, follow to the Vereda da Fajã Capitão, by which after crossing a small bridge,will lead you to Boca das Torrinhas. In a first phase of the route you will pass through cherry trees, then will also find some cultivated land, followed by a large eucalyptus, which was nibbled by the fires of 2010.
This part of the route, flogged by the fires, has lost some of its beauty, yet you can not miss this path, to enjoy the majestic deep canyons ond the airy gorges, that protect the spring waters of the Curral das Freiras river.
Arriving to Boca das Torrinhas, where the Curral das Freiras-Boaventura path crosses with the Encomeada-Pico Ruico path, you will find several alternatives of routes.
- N.º of the bus: 81 - Curral das Freiras
- Price per person 3.35 €
Schedule
Starting point in Funchal, following up the road near the La Vie Shopping Center, going up to “São João” street, following to the street “Madalenas” turning left, going up the road “Igreja de Santo António” and entering the road Eira do serrado (er107), and finally access the tunnel of Curral das Freiras.Arriving in the center of the parish, you should go to the higher part of the parish, in order to reach the Fajã dos Cardos, were you can start the route.
If you do, after entering the path you can explore with all the tranquility the valences of our parish and observe our beautiful landscapes.
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