It's quite a unique and interesting place I'm bringing you today. Achadaz Da Cruz Is an isolated plot of land on Madeira's west coast that is full of small farms which are mostly abandoned. They have built a cable car there, this way people can actually get down there and see the place close up, this is exactly what we did. From one side the little farm village is sided by 300m high cliff mountains and on another side is the Atlantic ocean.
If you are afraid of heights then the cable car ride might seem a bit scary to you. The first shot is from a cable car going down.
And here you can see the way the cable car comes down and goes up. It seems much smaller in the photo.
You can hike down by the way but it takes about one hour and is incredibly steep so you need to be well-prepared. The cable car ticket costs just about a couple of euros so you don't win much in money to choose the hike down.
The coastline.
The village is really interesting. It was built in the 16 century. Probably had good soil to grow crops. People who moved there had to be pretty fearless to live in isolation and without much comfort. Today there are many small farmhouses but the big majority are abandoned, people couldn't live this way anymore.
There are trails all around the village so you can check out most of the places there is to offer. We spent around an hour or a bit more walking around.
A good overview of most of the village. This place looks like a landslide that has fallen down from the cliffs.
On the sides of the hills, you can see traces of past agricultural land, not in use today anymore.
A couple of cool plants in the village.
Not all houses are abandoned. There are still some people who have not moved away. In the shot below you can see house that is probably lived in today.
In the following photos, you can see these yards more close up. All overgrown and clearly, nobody lives there anymore but the remains remain.
Rough water next to the village.
Some equipment that was once in use. I don't know how long it has been sitting there uselessly but corrosion is real. The salty ocean air also makes these metal machines corrode faster.
After a while of exploring it was time to take the cable car back up again. From the above, a really cool view straight down appears over the village. Unfortunately, it's a disgusting and blurry photo and somehow I didn't realize this mistake. Still, I want to show you that one so here it is.
I always find it extremely interesting to explore abandoned places like this one. Imagine how these ones were lively places and all that went on in there. It's still quite a hidden gem to go and see despite some tourist buses coming through. Might soon get overrun by tourists though.
Tonight I will fly to French Alps on a ski trip for 6 days. Hoping to get some awesome content from the landscapes there too, im excited!!!
