
Great view!
A great view of our ship in port at Havana.
A great view of our ship in port at Havana.
There was a higher viewpoint at Eira do Serrado but, unfortunately, we had been feeling sick for a couple of days. Climbing up stairs to get to the next level would usually be something we would power through on a vacation like this but between the cold temps and the coughing and wheezing, we had seen enough of the view for the day.
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The building on the right is a hotel overlooking the valley.
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The village is very isolated and lives mainly on what it grows. They're supposed to have very good chestnuts and have an annual Chestnut Festival.
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In 1566 the nuns from the Santa Clara convent fled from pirates attacking Funchal and found seclusion here where they also brought the convent treasure.
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We headed up the path toward the viewpoint overlooking the Valley of the Nuns.
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We drove up to an altitude of 1094 feet. The view was beautiful. This was just from the parking lot!
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Our Lady of Monte at the top of the mountain.
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Pretty church!
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Checking out the view again. It looked like the clouds were clearing up!
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The church was at the top of the mountain. It had a great view!
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The line was much shorter now but the park was about to close. We still had a few things to see. We weren't going to get in.