Pico Ruivo
Highest summit of the island, a bare rocky crown above the clouds reached by high ridge trails.
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About this audio guide
This audio guide to Pico Ruivo, the highest point on Madeira, follows one week in August 2024 when a wildfire crossed the island and Santana's mayor drove supplies up toward the firefighters camped by the summit shelter. It also reaches forward to 2026, when a local newspaper borrowed a religious word for the crowds on the ridge. Best heard at the summit, looking along the ridge toward Pico do Areeiro.
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