Day 6 / East of the island
Climbing Pico Ruivo. North Mills Distillery.
Piku Ruivu
This is the highest mountain on the island. The route to the top is three and a half hours, but we will of course take breaks to admire the beauty of this trail. We will walk along a narrow ridge, where the path is already paved with stone. There will be rocky cliffs, endless greenery and clouds floating by.
For lunch we will arrive in the city of Santana.
Santana
A charming town in the north-east of Madeira, famous for its unique colorful triangular huts, built of stone but with thatch and reed roofs. The Portuguese lived in them in the 16th century, these small rooms usually contained living space, but the kitchen was built next to it. Now these houses are preserved for tourists; most often they house souvenir shops.
North Mills Distillery
The village of Porto da Cruz has the only mill in Europe still powered by steam. This mill is located in an almost century-old distillery where rum is produced. We will have a fascinating tour of the distillery; we will be able to see all stages of rum production, using equipment from the 1920s.