So, if you want to find this combination of feelings, then you should visit Porto da Cruz. It’s located at the northeastern corner of Madeira, the Portuguese island. It’s a small village in the municipality of Machico. If you visit this place, at the start of your exploration you can’t imagine the treasures that are hidden. Follow the steam and you will find a 26m/85ft height tower. It’s an old factory of sugar cane, which started the sugar production in 1927, and it’s still working in the same way. Τhe villagers will serve you ‘vinho seco americano’, a local dry red wine made of ‘americana’, which is a type of grape.
It’s worth to get on Penha d’ Aguia, an imperial rock that seperates Porto da Cruz from Faial, a civil parish in the municipality of Santana, in Madeira. The view from up there is amazing, but if you para-glide, the view is beyond your imagination. So, if you want to fly, you must have the authorization from the owner.
From Porto da Cruz you go up to Portela and then to Lamaceiros. The GPS coordinates for the take off are 32°44’43” (32.7455)N, 16°50’10” (16.8363)W (elevation: 732 m/2400 ft) and for the landing are 32°46’5″ (32.7682)N, 16°49’24” (16.8234)W (elevation : 14 m/45 ft). The paragliding association is at your disposal, everything you need for. In Porto da Cruz you can find accommodations to relax and you can do other activities when you don’t have fun with the sky and the clouds.
Alongside the Annapurna Range, between Mustang Himal and Manaslu Himal, lies the picturesque town of Pokhara. The Pokhara region, an excellent viewpoint summits of Dhawalagiri (8167 m/26794 ft), Machhapuchre (7059 m/23159 ft) and Manaslu (8163 m/26781 ft), becomes the last years a hot destination for paragliding and parahawking.
Cancun is located on the southeast coast of Mexico, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula. The climate here is classified as a tropical climate, with an annual average temperature of 27.1°C / 80.8°F. Cancun enchants its visitors with unrivaled natural beauty, modern amenities, exquisite beaches with white sand and turquoise waters and the famous Mexican hospitality.
Grouse Mountain is one of the most appropriate places to relax, enjoy yourself and have as much adventure as you need. It is one of the North shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is often said that if you visit this place, you give yourself the opportunity to enjoy every second of your life.
Saarbrücken is found near the French border pointing at the heart of a metropolitan area of a great people concentration. Saarbrücken as the capital of the State of Saarland, is a commercial and cultural center.
The Dolomites group is famous mostly for the snow sport activities. However, here in Trentino of Alto Adige in northern Italy, among slopes, peaks and valleys, one sport is very popular, paragliding. Paragliding is one of the few sports here, that can be practiced throughout the year.
Sintra is located near Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Sintra has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its 19th-century ravishing architecture and landscapes. It's dominated by precipitous mountains and fascinating forests.
Ponta do Sol is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the Portuguese island, Madeira. Ponta do Sol or Point of the sun, as you can guess from its name, it's a place where you can enjoy the sun throughout the year than in any other place of the island. The long forests provide you with fresh air you need and the mystery of the treasures, that the trees can hide.
In the middle of Atlantic ocean, you can find Jardim do Mar, a world's paradise. It is a charming village in the western part of the municipality of Calheta in Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago.
On the northeastern side of the Portuguese island of Madeira, you will find Porto da Cruz. It's a small village in the municipality of Machico. Its name came from a cross (Cruz), that the explorers placed on a loch, that once used as a port (Porto). The mountains of Paul da Serra, Pico do Larano at 765 m/2509 ft, Pico da Suna at 1040 m/3412 ft and Pico da Maiata at 766 m/2513 ft are the guards of Porto da Cruz.
If you need a dose of romance, then you should watch "Gone with the wind". If you need more sense, more information, you should surf in the internet. But if you want to come face to face with the adrenaline, then windsurf is your pill. Τhe component of surfing and sailing is your therapy. And if you try to find a right place, then visit Porto da Cruz.
Porto da Cruz is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. This small village is the right place, if you want to freeze time and enjoy nature, the song of the birds and the impressive mountains, which enclose Porto da Cruz.
For those who like to move their body keenly, feel the water wrap up their senses and be excited by the adrenaline explosion, then they should try body-board. So, take your board and let's go for extreme games in Sao Vicente.
Canhas is a small village in the municipality of Ponta do Sol, in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The agricultural way of life takes you back in old times, when nature was human's friend. It is one of the access doors to Paul da Serra, the amazing and the only plateau in Madeira. Paul da Serra is the only source that feeds the stream-lets that flowing down the Island.
In the Portuguese island of Madeira, in the municipality of Porto Moniz, you will find Achadas da Cruz. It's a small village that you can't miss easily. The simple life of the villagers, the harmony and peacefulness make this place the right paradise, where you can escape from everything.
