Cabo Girão

Cabo Girão

Facts:

•589 m / 1,932 ft high and almost vertical

•1800 visitors a day

•less than two kilometres west from the centre of Câmara de Lobos

•highest cliff skywalkin Europe with glass-bottom lookout

•no admission fee

•attraction is always open

•free car park

•between two river-valleys

•magnificent view of the sea, Câmara de Lobos and Funchal

•good starting point for hiking

•less than two kilometres west from the centre of Câmara de Lobos

•close to Funchal

•cultivated wave-cut platforms Fajãs de Cabo Girão [ cable car for farmers from 2003]/

•the skywalk opened in late October 2012

•come early before crowds

•the best is to get there by a rental car

•by bus from Funchal or Câmara de Lobos.

route number 7 is the most useful

from Funchal to Ribeira Brava

stops in Câmara de Lobos and Cabo Girao

leaves Funchal at 9:30, gets to Cabo Girao at 10:20 (50min)

return bus at 11:25.

a single ticket costs € 2,75

the exact timetable can be found on the Rodoeste website:

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