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One last shot
A last shot of the view from the bus
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Sick
There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up sta…
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Pretty!
The flowers were too pretty not to take a picture.
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Pretty kitty!
This cat had it made! The gift shop sold food. You can see he's very well fed.
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Valley of the Nuns Panoramic
The building on the right is a hotel overlooking the valley.
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Isolated
The village is very isolated and lives mainly on what it grows. They're supposed to have very good chestnuts and have an annual Ch…
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Valley of the Nuns
In 1566 the nuns from the Santa Clara convent fled from pirates attacking Funchal and found seclusion here where they also brought…
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Up the path
We headed up the path toward the viewpoint overlooking the Valley of the Nuns.
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Eira do Serrado
We drove up to an altitude of 1094 feet. The view was beautiful. This was just from the parking lot!