Park and Palace of Monserrate, Sintra
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Much like Quinta de Regeleira, also in Sintra, Monserrate was also a lavish private residence. The residence was constructed between 1793 and 1794. Prior it was known as the grounds of a famous ruinedRead more
Much like Quinta de Regeleira, also in Sintra, Monserrate was also a lavish private residence. The residence was constructed between 1793 and 1794. Prior it was known as the grounds of a famous ruinedRead more
Heute starten wir den ersten Teil unserer Sintra Entdeckungstour. Dafür haben wir uns den Palácio de Monserrate ausgesucht, der eher zu den Sintra Geheimtipps gehört. Da die meisten Menschen SintraRead more
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 andRead more
Applying the same approach to Sintra I use on charcuterie boards, I started at the edge of what I wanted to see (Monserrate) and worked my way in. After a small tiff with the guard about the queueRead more
Mitten im Park befindet sich die Ruine einer Kapelle. Im 16 Jahrhundert gab es hier wohl schon einen Palast, der im gleichen Stil wie die Kapelle erbaut war.
Als die späteren Besitzer desRead more
Den letzten Palast den wir uns angesehen haben, war Palacio Montserrat, welcher mir besonders gefallen hat. Dieser ist nicht so groß und befindet sich ganz am Ende der Bustour und ist vermutlichRead more
Einen Palast gibt es aber immer noch in diesem Park. Er wurde Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts errichtet und war auch bis 1945 von einer britischen Familie bewohnt.
In den letzten 15 Jahren ist hier vielRead more
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Die bewegte Geschichte des Monserrate-Palast
Der im neogotischen Stil gehaltene Monserrate-Palast (Palacio de Monserrate) wurde um 1790 herum von dem britischen Kaufmann Gerard deRead more
Das war eigentlich unser zweites Ziel von gestern 😊.
Nachdem wir heute wieder alles zusammen gepackt haben und nach dem Frühstück noch schwimmen gegangen sind, haben wir uns nach Sintra aufRead more
Direkt am Park of Monserrate gibt es einen Parkplatz, wo wir genau den letzten bekommen haben. Für 8€ Eintritt kann man dann in den Park und zum Palast. Für portugiesische Verhältnisse ausRead more
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A nearby plaque read: The ruin of Monserrate is a construction contemporary to the first Palace of Monserrate, built on the orders of Gerard de Visme in 1790. Its original function would have been as a landscaping ornament while also referred to as the place for accommodating the horse handlers. This is a singular building, the only physical witness of the architectural design of the Palace of de Visme, displaying the same windows, turrets, pinnacles, stone masonry, plaster and constructed effects that appear in engravings of the aforementioned palace. The building was already in ruins at the time of arrival of Francis Cook in Monserrate. In 1869, the site was described by Thomas Cargill, in his poem about Monserrate "Fairy life in Fairy Land", as a "ruined fane", thus a church in ruins (fane comes from the Latin fanum that means temple or sanctuary), resulting in the idea that this was a chapel. There is no certainty as to the exact date of planting of the Australian rubber tree on this site. The first reference comes from 1929 but its origins may well substantially pre-date that year. The apparent fusion between the building and the tree depicts the supremacy of Nature over Man.
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wow the crowds are amazing... how could you move?
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must sound amazing