Miradouro da Eira do Serrado
Mountain viewpoint over a sheer, crater-like valley with a village cupped far below.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Miradouro da Eira do Serrado, high above Funchal on Madeira, is about the deep bowl at your feet and the village of Curral das Freiras at its bottom. It takes on the old crater story that maps and postcards have told for generations, and asks what the rock itself says. Along the way come rain, fog and landslides on these walls. Best heard at the rail, looking south toward the gorge.
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