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Pena National Palace – Portugal

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Awarded UNESCO World Heritage status as a “cultural landscape” in 1995.

Palácio da Pena, or “Castelo da Pena” as it is more commonly known, is the most complete and notable example of Portuguese architecture in the Romantic period. It stands on one of the rocky peaks of the Serra de Sintra.

The Palace dates back to 1839, when the King Consort, Ferdinand II of Saxe Coburg-Gotha (1816-1885), bought the ruins of the Hieronymite Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Pena and started to adapt it for use as a residence, according to his Romantic taste.

Pena National Palace

Canon PowerShot A650IS

Shutter Speed: 1/1250sec
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 80