Refuge

Casa das Sorveiras

Madeira · Portugal0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Casa das Sorveiras (House of the Rowans) on the island of Madeira, Pico Ruivo/Pico do Areeiro area (Portugal), at 1476 m altitude, on Madeira's central plateau. A summit refuge on the Vereda do Pico Ruivo (PR1) leading to Madeira's highest peak (1862 m). Area of laurel trees (Laurus novocanariensis, UNESCO laurisilva since 1999) and endemic tree heathers.

The setting

Madeira Pico Ruivo/Areeiro Portugal 1476 m Pico Ruivo 1862 m Madeira's highest, PR1 Vereda, UNESCO laurisilva since 1999 endemic.