Visting Madeira Island Portugal | Ponta de São Lourenço & Bica da Cana

We landed in the Portuguese island of Madeira! Off the mainland of Portugal, Madeira island is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes we’ve ever seen. We did the incredible Ponta de São Lourenço hike as well as catch sunrise above the clouds at Bica da Cana. Madeira travel guide in 4K!

The Portuguese island of Madeira has been on our bucket list for so long and we finally got to be here! This is the start of a 10-day journey across the many landscapes of this gem in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Our first morning here, we didn’t waste any time and went straight to the Eastern peninsula of São Lourenço for a gorgeous morning hike. Very little compares to the red and black lined sea cliffs and basalt columns that plunge straight into the deep blue ocean, and we got to scramble to the highest point in the area to enjoy the never-ending views all to ourselves.

Hiking the trail of São Lourenço is incredibly straight-forward as the terrain is well constructed and maintained for all levels of hikers. After this, we took the long road home to do one of the most beautiful drives on the island, where we found this picturesque old bridge in the midst of a lush green forest.

Bica da Cana is where we witnessed our first ever true cloud inversion as the sun rose from the horizon to above the thick layer of clouds. I didn’t think we’d see a cloud inversion more phenomenal but we did! Stay tuned to see it in the next video!

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