Showing posts with label Penha Longa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Penha Longa. Show all posts

Friday, 28 August 2009

The Penha Longa in the distance

The Penha Longa  - in the distance

The roofs on the left belong to a convent school near my house. Belong to the Dorotheans Sisters (Saint Dorothea).
A big rock between the two araucarias - at the right side of the roof - is the Penha Longa (more or less translated by Big Rock) and belongs to a Quinta that has an hotel.
There, in XIV century, was built a convent: the Convent of Penha Longa.
Now is a golf resort.

Look at that sky, isn't that wonderful?


For Sky Watch Friday.

"Sintra, glorious Eden"

Lord Byron