Sintra - Palacio da Pena

Hi Francisca, Een schitterend album van het Palacio da Pena. Zelf was ik daar ook een jaartje terug en ik was ook onder de indruk. Jammer dat je binnen niet mocht fotograferen. Ik zie dat het album nog in progress is, dus ik ben benieuwd naar het vervolg, tot nu toe in ieder geval de moeite waard. Groet, Tjebbe

said oomt 7 months 6 days ago

Hello Francisca. Thank you for taking me to a part of the world i've never seen before! I really enjoyed this album. and thank you for commenting on my challenge entries. Have a great weekend, Wendy

said everestbasecamp 7 months 2 days ago

THIS IS A STRIKING ALBUM COLLECTION,ALL YOUR PICTURES ARE IS GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY EYE AND PERFECT TOO**********THANKS

said amen2006 6 months 28 days ago

Maravillosas imagenes de esta preciosa ciudad que es Sintra y que tuve la inmensa suerte de conocer hace varios años. Por cierto... recuerdo haber comido en Sintra un plato de bacalao absolutamente delicioso :-) No se me olvidara nunca! Gracias, Francisca, por tus comentarios en mi album "Rico y sano". Yo, como tu madre, adoro el ajo... y la cebolla!!! Mmmmmmmmm, que ricos...! Un cordial saludo de Joana desde Barcelona

said serena_100 6 months 28 days ago

Ola Francisca, Obrigada, por teres-nos mostrado as suas lindas fotografias de Sintra e especialmente do Castelo da Pena. Adorei. Um abraco Odette la fora

said principeza 6 months 28 days ago

Hi Francisca, what a fantastic shots you have here. Congratulations on being featured. Enjoy your day in the spot light. Have a nice weekend. Nzoji.

said NZorro 6 months 27 days ago

parabens, tens um conjunto de fotos muito lindas, tive o prazer de ter estado neste magnifico palacio em Agosto e adorei,Sintra e de uma beleza unica.

said mariopaulomagalhae... 6 months 27 days ago

This is a very vibrant album. I love the saturation in your iamges. Thanks for sharing, craig

said stormrider_uk 6 months 24 days ago

Congratulations Fancisca on this wonderful album. I love the colors and the details. Thank you for sharing. Cheers. Agnes

said przerwa 6 months 23 days ago

I want to thank you for sharing a part of the world I would most likely never see if it weren't for talented photographers like yourself willing to share their journeys. I enjoyed my 'trip' to Portugal..Thank you!

said carolewall 6 months 18 days ago

Francisca, this is a beautiful album the Pena Palace in Sintra. I was in Sintra a week after you, but I missed unfortunately this palace, due to a very busy program that day. Thanks for sharing, it convinced me to return to Sintra in the near future. Groetjes, Arie

said akoene100 6 months 8 days ago

The Pena National Palace constitutes one of the major expressions of 19th century Romanticism in Portugal. This National Monument was built by the initiative of D. Fernando of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, who married Queen Mary II, in 1836. Endowed with a complete education, the future King Fernando II quickly fell in love with Sintra and, when going up the Mountain range for the first time, sighted the ruins of an old Hieronymite convent originally built by Diogo Boitac in the reign of King John II and substantially transformed by King Manuel I that, when fulfilling a promise, ordered it to be reconstructed, into rock, in praise of Our Lady of Pena, donating it again to the Order of St. Jerome (a monks' order). The Palace has a profusion of styles and the volume movement has an unusual architecture. The mixture of eclectic styles that exhibits (neo-Gothic, neo-Manueline, neo-Islamic, neo-Renaissance, among other styles) and the references to prominent Portuguese buildings (such as the Belém Tower) are all intentional (in the 19th century people used to like the exotic and romantic). The set of the diverse sentry boxes, of the most varied forms and shapes, the uneven terraces covered with tiles in neo-Hispanic-Arabic style, are remarkable elements. The notable figure of the Triton symbolizes, according to some authors, the Creation of the World.

said wesmfmm 4 months 2 days ago