Tentative. PORTUGAL. Bucaco palace

Thanks to my friend Nuno.
P.S. I love those mask stamps!! :)

 

Measuring 1450m by 950m, the National Forest is surrounded by a wall with several gates scattered around the perimeter, providing access to the leafy woods which surround the church, part of a Carmelite convent, a monumental palace, and several other buildings of a religious nature. Bucaco's cultural landscape predates this, the only "wilderness” of its kind in Portugal, which was created by the Order of Discalced Carrnelites between 1628 and 1630.  

PORTUGAL. 2/15. Porto

Thanks to my great swap friend Nuno!
Well, I must admit that whenever I hear "Porto", I associate it with the wine. There's so much more than that but it's understandable for a 10-year-old child who's just read "The Three Musketeers" for the second time to remember Portos and his favourite wine. :) I know I must fix this memory with a new one, let's say a visit to Porto. :)

 

Historic Centre of Oporto

The city of Oporto, built along the hillsides overlooking the mouth of the Douro river, is an outstanding urban landscape with a 2,000-year history. Its continuous growth, linked to the sea (the Romans gave it the name Portus, or port), can be seen in the many and varied monuments, from the cathedral with its Romanesque choir, to the neoclassical Stock Exchange and the typically Portuguese Manueline-style Church of Santa Clara.

 

PORTUGAL. 1/15. Lisboa - here comes my favourite..:)

Portugal and Lisbon are something special to me. I loved Portugal before I visited it, after that - even more. Charming architecture and people so welcoming, just like home! :)
This site is The monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belem. I didn't manage to enter either of them. No time for the monastery, the tower personnel was on strike the day I went there, so.. at least I have a good reason to return with a bigger pleasure. :)
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