Lisbon postcard #2_____The Palace of Pena
January 28th 2008 After the rugged walk through the Moorish Castle we get to the fairyland atmosphere of the Palace of Pena!
The artist king consort Don Fernando II completed contruction of this fanciful palace around 1852, on the site of monastery. Convent of Our Lady of Pena 1503. Earthquake of 1755 did serious damage to the monastery and it falls into decline, Don Fernando purchases it and it becomes the be
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