Jardim Antonio Borges features creatively designed rock structures, tunnels, ponds, ancient trees and of course, flowering plants. The Antonio Borges garden is located in the center of the city of Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel Island of the Azores archipelago of Portugal. It was built as a private garden of Antonio Borges between 1858 and…
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Parca do Comercio is Western Europe’s largest royal square. The Parca do Comercio is a large plaza in Lisbon, Portugal that is bordered on three sides by bright yellow buildings and open on the fourth side along the Tagus River near the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean. This waterfront square is where the royal palace…
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The Monte Toboggan Ride is a 2 Kilometer downhill ride in a wicker basket on wooden skids powered and controlled by two sled drivers. This strange and unique mode of transportation has been happening for over 150 years on the Atlantic island of Madeira located about 450 miles west of Morocco. During the 1850’s the…
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The Festival of the Iberian Mask began in 2006 and takes place each year on the first weekend of May in Lisbon, Portugal. During the weekend people in masks and costumes take to the streets of Lisbon to celebrate the historical and cultural ties that exists between Spain and Portugal. The four day event is…
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If you have been following my blog, you will know that I am a big fan of unique transportation. If there is a form of transportation that is outside of the normal then I want to do it for no other reason than for the experience. Trams are used in several places around the world…
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The Moorish Castle is located on a high hilltop overlooking the town of Sentra, Portugal. Sentra can easily be reached on a short train tide from Lisbon. The castle is believed to have been built in the 8th or 9th century when large portions of Portugal were occupied by the Moors. The remains of the…
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The Belem Tower is on the northern bank of the Tegus River and was built in 1521 as part of the Tegus estuary defense system to defend Lisbon from sea attacks. The fort was originally built in the middle of the Tegus River on a small outcrop of rocks but with changes of flow of…
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This post is my first post on urban art that I will be featuring in my blog. Periodically, I will be posting on urban art that I have discovered during my travels. Many people think of urban art as graffiti or wall murals but urban art is expressed on many types of media. Funchal is…
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The Monument to the Discoveries is located in Lisbon, Portugal and was built to honor the Portuguese discoveries during the age of great geographical discoveries in the 15th and 16th centuries. The monument is impressive in its size and architectural design. The monument stands 171 feet tall, 151 feet long and 66 feet wide. The…
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Pena Palace stands on top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains just outside the town of Sintra, Portugal near Lisbon. The palace was originally built as a chapel in the middle ages and was expanded to a monastery in 1493. The monastery lasted until 1755 when it was turned into rubble by an earthquake….
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