Page 35 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Portugal

Walking the rocky trail
between Pico do Ariero
and Pico Ruivo
Marvellous Mountainscape
The walk from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo in
Madeira is one of the most spectacular on the
island (p359). There are wonderful photo
opportunities all along the walk, culminating
at the summit, where the panorama stretches
over the north and east coasts
of this lush island. Try to make
Looking out the hike in the morning for the
from the summit clearest uninterrupted views
of Pico Ruivo from the top of the mountain.

INSIDER TIP
Dusky Lisbon
At dusk, head across the
Ponte 25 de Abril to
Cacilhas. From here
you’ll have great views
of the bridge illuminated
against the twinkling
lights of Lisbon.

Village Vistas
The pretty Alentejan village
of Serpa (p310) offers plenty
of opportunities to capture
the quintessential image of
traditional Portuguese life.
For the best photos, walk
along the crenellated castle
walls from which you can
look down across the village’s
narrow, cobbled alleys and
red-tiled roofs to the
surrounding countryside.
This is a land of patchwork
fields and groves growing
olives, oranges and cork, The whitewashed
making for a fabulous houses of Serpa, with
photograph of rural life. their red-tiled roofs
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