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looking down on the Cimentos Madeira cement factory in Ribeira dos Socorridos
the three chimneys on the right are on the
Central Térmica da Vitória - the thermal power station with 16 diesel generators.
Despite all that water (and a bit of wind power), this station generates 60% of the island's electricity
When I saw this telephérique, I said "I bet that was built by Austrians" and sure enough it was. See Rancho for another by Doppelmayr
Me at ease. Teleférico in the background
The ascent
Looking to the harbour with AIDAaura moored there
Looking towards Monte
Scaffold monkeys?
2016
In 2016 August there was an extensive wildfire here. Six weeks later Frank Ardley took this view from the telephérico. The hillside is totally bare. On the left we can see things like fridges scattered on the ground.
Follow the maps link and look at Google StreetView to see the lush vegetation that was there before.
Cabo Girão
Looking down to Ribeira Quinta Grande
Quinta Grande
Teleférico down cliff
Cruz da Caldeira
Miradouro Restaurant
looking towards Funchal
espetada is meat on a long skewer. It is brought to your table on the skewer and hung up. In this restaurant they have holes in the table and in the tablecloth to take the stand.
Also visible in this picture is another Madeiran speciality milho frito - fried cornmeal cubes