Cabo Girão Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Cabo Girão is a steep sea cliff located in the southern part of the Atlantic Portuguese Madeira Islands. Situated less than 2 km from the town of Câmara de Lobos, it rises from 560 to 589 meters above sea level. Many brochures tell that it is the second steepest cliff in Europe, but at least two European cliffs (Preikestolen with 604m and Sleave League with 601m) are higher.

The terraced fields lying beneath the cliff used to be only accessible by boat. In August 2003, a cable car was installed on the slope of the cliff so farmers can reach these low-lying fields.

Cabo Girão is a popular lookout point as well as a starting point for hikers. Above the cliffs stand a communications tower and the parish of Quinta Grande. The road linking Calheta and Funchal runs 1 km north.

The length of the cliff reaches from approximately 1 km south of Campanário to the west of the urban sprawl of Câmara de Lobos.

In: wikipedia.org
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Melhorei a nitidez e adicionei moldura.

Birdy1, luiscar, ribeiroantonio, ruisc_pt, robiuk, Charo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Birdy1 (43) 2008-07-19 11:02

Hi Isabel,

Fantastic POV, We feel the atmosphere, nice shot , colors of the tone grey is perfect, TFS

Your comment is just what we should have on TE, Perfect !

Best regards

Fred

PeTRo_S (216) 2008-07-19 11:19

WOW i love this place and the colors of ur photograph,very good frame
regards
Petros

Greg1949 (8499) 2008-07-19 11:19

Isabel, awesome shot, the perspective you have captured show the precipitous drop right on the edge of the village, very powerful frame. Nice colors and the fog/cloud adds to the mystery. Great presentation, well seen.

Greg

luiscar (3282) 2008-07-19 16:03

Hola Isa

que pueblo mas precioso! que lujo vivir ahi.

me gusta la imagen, nos deja ver perfectamente la ubicacion del pueblo en la lareda de la roca.

saludos

ribeiroantonio (21701) 2008-07-19 16:33

É uma vista extraordinária. e os habitantes da aldeia devem-se sentir muito orgulhosos. Gosto muito dos planos diferentes criados pela nebelina. Dão uma sensação de profundidade muito boa.
António

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-07-20 11:53

Linda pese embora o tempo não ajudasse.
Excelente ponto de vista.
Ab
R

robiuk (10761) 2008-07-20 12:44

This is seems like a lovely part of the world, Isa.
I can see it wasn't the best of the days for photography,
but you still managed to pull it off well!
Wonderful cliffs.
Cheers,
Robi

sacavem (8020) 2008-07-21 1:18

Olá Isa,

Uma fotografia muito imponente pelo aspecto visual, grande POV,o clima é que não ajudou embora também cria-se uma atmosfera própria das ilhas. Se poderes fotografa com dia cheio de sol para ver a diferença.

Filipe

Charo (31651) 2008-07-28 12:44

Olá Isabel,
Excelente composição. A visão das pessoas sobre a falésia é magnífico, um lugar privilegiado. Bem feito.
Abraços,
Charo