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asas da Levada is the ideal place for those seeking rest in a bucolic haven. To enter this cosy and rustic place is to disconnect from the hectic day-to-day life of the urban environment, and to surrender to the intensity of Madeira's roots and tradition. This is a bold and original Agrotourism project, located in Ponta do Pargo, composed of six individual and family residences. It came to life in 2016 and was born from a family dream of wanting to share with the world the magic of the western part of the island, "a special corner". Since then, it has been a success. Joaquim Abreu and Maria Helena Abreu were the driving forces behind
Casas da Levada. Owners of a small stone house, family refuge for the weekends, they wanted to take the premise of 'escape' from this idyllic place and provide Madeirans and visitors with absolutely unique sensory experiences. "The relationship with the animals, the smells, the colours offered by the magnificent sunsets, the sound of the water running in the levadas, among many other memories and experiences of a few days well spent in the countryside and in the middle of nature, were the starting point for the development of the whole project," says the Abreu family. Later, the couple's sons, André and Joaquim Abreu, imbued by their parents' www.essential-madeira.com 18
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s Casas da Levada são o local ideal para quem procura descansar num paraíso bucólico. Entrar neste sítio acolhedor e rústico é desligar-se do dia-a-dia agitado do meio urbano, e ficar rendido à intensidade das raízes e da tradição da Madeira. Este é um projeto arrojado e original de Agroturismo, localizado na Ponta do Pargo, composto por seis residências individuais e familiares. Ganhou vida em 2016 e surgiu de um sonho familiar em querer partilhar com o mundo a magia da zona oeste da ilha,“um cantinho especial”. Desde então tem sido um êxito. Joaquim Abreu e Maria Helena Abreu foram os impulsionadores das Casas da Levada. Proprietários de uma pequena casa de pedra, refúgio da família para os fins-de-semana,
