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Tunnel

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Thanks to the levadas (irrigation weirs), which sometimes have to go through hills rather than around them, Madeira is no stranger to carving tunnels through the basalt that makes up most of the island. So, when it came to connecting up the cliff-top ocean walk with Formosa Beach, carving a pedestrian tunnel through about 100 yards of rock was no big deal. As a bonus, there's even a spot halfway through the looks out into a grotto with the ocean pounding into it.

A stone archway looking out to the ocean.
A little natural light and view into a grotto about halfway through the tunnel.

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