• Palace of Monserrate

    May 5, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    You couldn't separate the grounds on this ticket and I have never knowingly wasted money so into the palace I went. This whole place has a very interesting political history, the very short and possibly wrong version of it being that it was the summer house for the royal court then some bloke took it on and lived his best life albeit taking on some serious renos then WWII happened and it turned into a bit of an artistic haven slash war effort factory? I didn't super pay attention to the placards, just ask Mr Google.Read more