2 places to stay · Portugal
The island's third-highest peak (1,818 m) and the start of the PR1. The former pousada on the summit no longer lets rooms: only a café remains. For sunrise, sleep at Poiso or Chão das Feiteiras.
1,530 m
Between Chão da Lagoa and Poço da Neve, on the Pico do Areeiro road · Madeira Crossing km 30
Small IFCN forest house at 1,530 m, in the protected area of the central massif, about 600 m from the route as it…
1,800 m
Summit of Pico do Areeiro (1,818 m), start of the PR1 · Madeira Crossing km 32.9
The former summit pousada no longer lets rooms: you can no longer sleep here to catch the sunrise. The summit is still…
