Laurisilva Forest - full of enchanting 500 yr. old trees

[packman]

The island of Madeira is known for its dramatic landscape, which includes rugged mountains, volcanoes, and rocky beaches. But one of Madeira’s most unique treasures is an ancient forest where every step takes you inside a scene ripped from a fairy tale. Known for its enchanting morning fog, the Fanal forest is part of an ancient laurel forest. Thanks to incredible images by photographer Albert Dros, we’re transported into this dreamy landscape.

Fanal is part of the Laurisilva forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its beauty and ecological importance. Incredibly, 15 to 40 million years ago, much of Southern Europe was covered in this type of laurel forest. Now, it can only be found in Madeira, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. Fanal is particularly noteworthy for its hiking trails, which allow visitors to take in the different specimens of trees—some of which are 500 years old.










Many more Pixs:

https://mymodernmet.com/fanal-forest-albert-dros/

[wendyb-NC]

1. What an enchanting place.

The trees and the ancient landscape speak directly to my heart, and give me bit of a chill at the same time, a living mystical place.

[Lars39]

2. Ents!

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[Karadeniz]

3. Dreamscape!

[The Magistrate]

4. That Is Really Something, Sir!

Thank you for sharing it.

[pansypoo53219]

5. now that is awesome tree porn.

[Martin Eden]

6. This morning I was simmering with anger and disgust

... at all the latest outrages from the orange fascist pig.

Those tree pics from a wonderful forest are the tonic I needed.
Thanks.

[patphil]

7. I wonder if they inspired Tolkien to create his fantasy tree creatures, the Ents.

[enid602]

8. giraffe

That last tree looks like a giraffe eating.

[locks]

9. Thanks

Maybe we all will survive if we have trees and music.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. Beautiful, mesmerizing photos, Packman.

Thanks for the post and interesting link. This is another story about the few tiny refuges from ravages of humanity that still exist today around our world.

Oddly enough, I just saw this note about Madeira on Guardian UK's rolling coronavirus coverage page:

Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, has announced it will cap the number of people allowed to enter its islands to 100 a week from Tuesday, Reuters reports. The available hotel space will be used to quarantine people with coronavirus symptoms.

The region has confirmed a total of 34 cases.

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/29/coronavirus-live-news-trump-proposes-quarantine-of-new-york-and-other-hotspots

KY............