US EditionMadeira Increases Hiking Access Charges to Fund Sustainable Tourism Measures
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In Madeira, Portugal, the entrance fee to hiking trails has increased by 50 percent since this year. For example, for the popular Vereda do Areeiro trail, which connects the three highest mountains on the island, hikers will pay up to 10.50 euros, or over 250 crowns. The reason for the price increase is the local authorities' efforts to thin out the crowds.
Madeira increases hiking access charges to fund sustainable tourism measures
The autonomous Portuguese region of Madeira has become the latest destination to bring in new restrictions on hiking trail access, in a bid to promote sustainability and pay for the infrastructure required to manage walking routes and keep them safe. Madeira is an archipelago of four islands in Macaronesia, 400km north of the Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa. With a year-round warm, spring-like climate and rugged, volcanic hills…
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