Access Restrictions to Pico do Areeiro

Local press are reporting plans to restrict access to Pico do Areeiro by motor vehicles owing to increasing traffic problems and obstructive parking. A recent video showed a dawn traffic jam.

The intention is that access beyond the recently-created car park will be restricted to taxis and residents: everyone else will have to complete their journey on foot.

The details of the new regulations and their date of introduction have yet to be confirmed.