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| Sintra - Samaritana |
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The portuguese town of Sintra, its streets,
palaces and gardens, to a classic Fado:
"Samaritana".
A few low-res pics, still look alright if you
squint your eyes:)
Thank you Microsoft for WindowsPhotoStory3:
still pic vids made easy!
Tags : Sintra Fado Samaritana portuguese_music |
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Affichage : 5002
Durée : 187 s |
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The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on
account of its 19th century Romantic
architecture, it is a major tourist
attraction, with many day-trippers visiting
from nearby Lisbon. Attractions include the
Palácio da Pena (19th c.) and the Castelo
dos Mouros (8th/9th c., reconstructed 19th
c.) in the Serra de Sintra nature park, and
the Palácio Nacional de Sintra (largely
15th/16th c.), in the village itself. Also,
the whole Sintra Mountain Range (Serra de
Sintra) is also a tourist attraction, being
one of the biggest green parks in the Lisbon
Area.
When the earthquake of 1755 devasted Lisbon
and all the surrounding region, the convent
of the Pena fell in ruins. But the Chapel,
with magnificent retable in marble and
alabaster attributed to Nicholas of
Chanterenne, remained unbroken. These ruins,
on top of the steep mountains of Sintra, had
astonished the young prince D. Fernando. In
1838, he decided to acquire the old convent,
and all the fence involving, the surrounding
Castle of Mouros (Castle of Moors) and other
quintas (farms) and bushes. Thus, he gave a
beginning to his romantic dream: to
reconstruct the old convent and to annex a
new part to it for complement of this summer
residence of the Portuguese Royal Family.
Tags : sintra pena palace portugal lisboa mountains nature castle toerism |
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Affichage : 13406
Durée : 318 s |
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