The Ribeira Grande valley Levada from Rabacal.

Our Levada walk today was from Rabacal to the waterfalls on the staircase route. The Ribeira Grande valley. Beautiful views and very sunny, but the walk itself was nicely shaded. The walk begins at the car park above Rabacal and takes a higher route through the tree heathers along the Levada. The walk took around two and a half hours with a couple of most enjoyable coffee stops and a picnic at the waterfall. It's an easy, level walk in the mountains, with a few gaps in the heather to enjoy the amazing views. The Levada itself is full of trout and we very much enjoyed feeding them bread at lunchtime.