Madeira Island
October 3, 2019
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Above: The old sign for the Grande Hotel Belmonte, the name for the Monte Palace when it was a hotel, and now where toboggan customers start their ride down the mountain.
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1 to 12 show various singles, couples and triples enjoying runs down the roads of Monte on old fashioned toboggans, steered by two men in straw hats and
white shirt and pants.and special rubber shoes for steering. The “Carro de Cesto” takes tourists from the Nossa Senhora do Monte Church (Our Lady of Monte)
downhill to Livramento, a northern part of Funchal, two kilometres away. Then a long walk or taxi ride back to Funchal. For the 10 minute toboggan ride ...
25 Euros ($38 Cdn) for one, 30 Euros ($45 Cdn) for two, 45 Euros ($68) for three. Seems kind of pricey ... the same 25 Euro price as both of my all day trips
to Santana/Pico do Arieiro and Ribeira Brava/Porto Moniz. These toboggan pictures were taken on the west side of the Monte Palace Gardens.
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