点评:We hired a car from Funchal and drove to Pico Do Arieiro car park. We set off at 6am and arrived at 7am ready for the sunrise at 7,45. The drive is ALL uphill , steep and windy roads. There were already lots of people there but we got a parking space easily (parking cost us 10 euros for 4 hours) From there it is a short steep walk to the peak to settle in ready for the dawn. It is cold and windy so take extra layers to keep warm. The sunrise is amazing and was one of the highlights of our trip to Madeira. You watch the sky change colour, sitting above the clouds feeling like you are on top of the world (6000 feet to be precise) From there we walked the PR1 trail , which is only partially open until April. The part that is open is breath taking, steep but safe with cable hand rails to help you keep steady. The stairway to heaven part is very steep. Wear suitable footwear with grip. The trail has a fee , currently 4.50 euro, that you pay on line. There was a man checking tickets at 9am but not at 8am when we set off.
There is a cafe which opens at 9am.
The only negative is that the toilets do not open until the cafe does. With so many people on the mountain from very early in the morning it would make sense to open them early. People were squatting behind walls to wee as there was no where else to go.
翻译:我们从丰沙尔租了一辆车,驱车前往皮科杜阿里埃罗停车场。早上6点出发,7点到达,准备观看7点45分的日出。一路都是上坡,路陡峭蜿蜒。虽然那里已经有很多游客,但我们还是很轻松地找到了停车位(停车4小时收费10欧元)。从停车场出发,沿着一段陡峭的短途步道即可到达山顶,在那里安顿下来,准备迎接黎明。山顶寒冷多风,所以一定要多穿几层衣服保暖。日出美得令人窒息,是我们马德拉岛之旅的一大亮点。坐在云端之上,看着天空色彩变幻,感觉自己仿佛置身世界之巅(确切地说是海拔6000英尺)。之后,我们沿着PR1步道徒步,这条步道目前只部分开放,要到四月份才会完全开放。开放的路段景色壮丽,虽然陡峭,但很安全,有钢索扶手可以帮助保持平衡。“通往天堂的阶梯”那一段非常陡峭,一定要穿防滑的鞋子。这条步道需要付费,目前是4.50欧元,需要在线支付。早上9点有人检票,但我们8点出发时还没有。
步道上有一家咖啡馆,9点开门。
唯一的缺点是厕所要等到咖啡馆开门才开放。考虑到清晨山上人很多,早点开放厕所是合理的。当时因为没有其他地方可去,人们只能蹲在墙后小便。