The archipelago of the Azores Portugal Autonomous Region located in the North Atlantic Ocean and is located about 1,500 kilometers west of Lisbon.
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Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Friday, February 26, 2016
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Azenhas do Mar, (translated as sea water mill), a city in Portugal is located on a hill on the Atlantic Ocean shores, it is only about 40 minutes drive (North West) from the capital Lisbon.
For more information visit Wikipedia Azenhas do Mar
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Azenhas do Mar
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Azenhas do Mar, Portugal
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Casa do Penedo is an amazing stone house is located (about 10 km north-east of the center of Fafe) Located in the mountains of northern Portugal Fafe. A Casa do Penedo, or "the house of stone", which was built between four huge boulders.
In addition to the doors, windows and roof, Casa do Penedo is entirely made of stone. The house fits completely into the environment.
A Casa do Penedo was founded in 1974 as a rural retreat, is today one of Vitor Rodrigues, that's not really sure what. with the increasing amount of tourists who built to do in and around the House on a daily basis
For more information visit Wikipedia - Casa do Penedo (* a Wiki in Portuguese)
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Casa do Penedo, Portugal
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Quinta da Regaleira (also known as "Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire") is an estate near the center of Sintra, Portugal. Quinta da Regaleira is probably the biggest tourist attraction of Sintra
Quinta da Regaleira includes a Romantic Palace & amp; amp. Chapel, lakes, caves & amp; amp; , Tunnels, Fountains
One of the most exciting structures is a spiral staircase that has columns and leads down to the bottom of a well
For more information visit Wikipedia - Quinta da Regaleira
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Quinta da Regaleira, Portugal
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Quinta da Regaleira, Portugal
Monday, February 1, 2016
Sintra is a gem that in-between is mountains and the sea in Portugal. He is just waiting for those who are not afraid to be discovered to lose yourself in the rich history of the city, the baeutiful nature, cosmopolitan culture and the diverse foods. But the thing that makes this city one of the most loving one of the travelers, the romantic aura, which was abandoned by the authors from the 18th and 19th centuries, celebrated pioneers of romantic soul, the subjective and the emotions of the drama of man ,
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The greatest realist Portugal José Maria Eca de Queirós is synonymous with Sintra. Be felt to be a romantic atmosphere in his most important works - if Sintra reminds him of sweet peace of the parks and forests -. "Delicate Stand silence"
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Sintra's city of romance. A place for pleasure. Each artist knew how to appreciate the architecture of this city, from which they took inspiration for their great deeds. And the architecture in Sintra is really great. Here it feels like the time long ago ceased. Castles, museums, mausoleums, halls ... all these objects "breath" in a unique charm that so hard to explain with words. Is
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Azenhas do Mar, Sintra
Azenhas do Mar is a seaside town in the municipality of Sintra.
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Pena National Palace (Palacio da Pena)
Pena National Palace is a romantic palace in Sao Pedro de Penaferrim in Municipality of Sintra. The palace stends on top of a hill above the town of Sintra. On a clear day it can be seen from Lisbon and its metropolitan area easily.
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Sintra National Palace fountain
Sintra National Palace is also known as City Palace. It is the best preserved mediaeval Royal Palace in Portugal.
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Museum of Modern Art
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Quinta da Regaleira
Quinta da Regaleira is an estate near the historic center of Sintra. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as part of the "Cultural Landscape of Sintra".
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Monday, December 28, 2015
The charming lava rock pools of Porto Moniz are on the northwestern part of the island of Madeira (Madeira is an archipelago of Portugal belongs - in front of the shoreline located just around 700 km west Morocco). Madeira Archipelago are a group of volcanic islands, which created several natural pools when lava flow many years ago hit the Atlantic Ocean has. The town of Porto Moniz is a popular tourist attraction, there are a small aquarium and a science museum, but the main attraction is a refreshing swim in the lava rock natural pools. Porto Moniz is a 50-minute drive from Funchal - never get the streets a lot of traffic, it is a small island. For more information visit Wikipedia - Porto Moniz
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Lava Pools, Porto Moniz, Portugal
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Porto Moniz, Portugal
Porto Moniz, Portugal
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