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Content Published June 18, 2017

One last shot

A last shot of the view from the bus

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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 Chestnut Festival.

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Content Published June 18, 2017

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 the convent treasure.

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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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Content Published June 18, 2017

Eira do Serrado

We drove up to an altitude of 1094 feet. The view was beautiful. This was just from the parking lot!

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