The Island is full of viewpoints and after you've been to a few, they all seem pretty much the same give or take a hill or two. What makes this one special and therefore a "must see", is the glass walkway from which you can look straight down 580 metres onto the patchwork of cultivated fields . Not for the faint hearted, but beautiful if you can stomach it.
Ok, so it is quite touristy, but you can't deny the awesome scale of this cliff. The glass platform was slightly freaky if you don't like heights! Good views along the coast on a nice day
anyone who goes to madeira has to go here!!!! CAMERA AND VIDEO are a must as the view is GR8, the glass floor is excelent but not to my wifes liking !!!!!
Don't be put off by the thought of walking out onto a piece of glass at the highest cliffs in Europe. It ain't that scary. You get some good views and the toilets are clean at 50 cents.
Cabo Girao is a very interesting spot - a glass floor and balcony view of the coast but those souvenir sellers do spoil the visit !
Did this as part of the yellow bus city tour blue line trip. Well worth it just for the views on the way up and down. The glass viewing platform is very clever and really not that scary once you get used to it, fantastic views down to the coast. Just goes to show you can grow produce anywhere if you know how to work the land.Loos at the top - 50 cents and the usual tourist shops.
Not for people nervous of heights. The view is breathtaking and the skywalk thrilling as you look down the cliff face through the glass platform you're standing on. There are some stalls selling souvenirs and crafts, also toilets, although it looked as if there might be a charge as there was what I took to be an attendant at a table at the entrance.
We visited Cabo Girâo from a recommendation. We where stunned with how they built the place. Our 2year old absolutely loved it and was not one bit freaked out by the glass and view. We have some amazing pictures and memories to remember this place. Please fix the entrance sign as some letters missing and degrades the place unnecessarily
The guide said it's a highest sea cliff in Europe, which is not quite truth :) But still a thing you must see when in Madeira. It's located not far from Funchal, and most tours have it in a program.The skywalk is unbelievable - just glass under your feet and then the sea 600m down. Just make sure you get there on the sunny day, otherwise you might not see much!
Well, it's the done thing to visit Cabo Girao, and tourism make the most of it. But it is in danger of becoming a bit tacky, with souvenir sellers, etc., touting for your custom. Geologically, it's a fascinating place, and worth a visit on that account alone. But you wouldn't need to go twice.Contrary to popular belief, it is not the second highest cliff in the world, just the fourth...sorry, to be pedantic.