Miradouro, Cabo Girão, Camara de Lobos, Madeira
Posted by: arby101ca
N 32° 39.423 W 017° 00.282
28S E 311991 N 3615043
The Miradouro at Cabo Girão gives great views along the south coast to Camara de Lobos, Funchal and the Ilhéu Desertas 50 km offshore.
Waymark Code: WMA8KV
Location: Arquipélago da Madeira, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/03/2010
Views: 28
The turnoff for the Miradouro at Cabo Girão is well signposted on the expressway VR1, west of Camara de Lobos. Following the twisting narrow road up to this popular viewpoint is more difficult. The normal parking lot was under reconstruction to accommodate more tour busses so we went higher up expecting a better view. Instead we found a mission church, communication towers and a trig point. The best views are lower down, at the normal parking lot to the east and at roadside pull offs to the west.