How we took photos of the famous Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal, but not in a sunny day, but in the rain and fog.… Read More Fancy Pena Palace in Fog

Imagine a home decoration in full size, like a real house. That is the concept of the Convent of the Capuchos in Sintra, Portugal, or Convento de Santa Cruz da Serra da Sintra.… Read More Convent of the Capuchos: a Souvenir in the Forest

Only in Portugal and Scotland, the Templars had not been subjected to persecution after the Order’s crash in France.… Read More Castles of the Knights Templar in Portugal’s History

People would remember me not as Monteiro the Millionaire, but as doctor Carvalho Monteiro, the creator of one of the most unusual and mystical gardens in the world.… Read More Quinta da Regaleira as My Internal World in Sintra

If for happiness and comfortable work you need only fresh mountain air, a picturesque landscape, good cuisine, quiet evenings, and Internet, then the village of Monsanto is the right place.… Read More Monsanto: the Most NON-typical Portuguese Village

  He took the body of his beloved woman out of the grave, dressed her in queen’s clothing, sat her on the throne, knelt in front of her, kissed her dead dried hand, and ordered all his vassals to do the same. “She is my queen eight years already. Now she is your queen too.”… Read More Ines de Castro: Coronation of the Dead Queen