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Fiona Russell

Popular holiday island introduces pay-to-walk charges on 30 hiking routes

Man hiking at Pico do Arieiro at sunset, Madeira, Portugal .

Hikers visiting a top European holiday island will need to pay to walk 30 of the most popular routes. Fees will apply to tourists who travel to Madeira, an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic ocean and part of Portugal.

The €3 surcharge, for non-residents over the age of 12, already applies to seven of the busiest hiking trails, including Pico do Areeiro, Pico Ruivo, Levada do Risco, Levada do Caldeirão Verde, Balcões, Levada do Rei and Ponta de São Lourenço.

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