Paragliding in Madeira with Adi Geisegger
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Destination: Madeira

Known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, Madeira is a year-round destination

20 January, 2025, by Adi Geisegger

Flung out like a crumb on the vast table of the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira lies 400km north of the Canary Islands, on a level with Marakesh, Morocco. There are four islands in the small group, which is an autonomous region of Portugal.

Known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, Madeira is a year-round destination, but as always the weather rules. The island is the top of a massive volcano which rises 6,000m from the ocean floor and is jagged and mountainous inland, rising to 1,862m AMSL at Pico Ruivo, the...

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