Palácio e Convento de Mafra

Palácio e Convento de Mafra

One excursion we made was to Mafra, visiting the beautiful palace and convent. The day was cool and misty, refreshing after the August heat of Lisbon.
Marvelous sculptures offered great motives...

Einen Ausflug machten wir nach Mafra, wo wir den wundervollen Palast und das Kloster besuchten. Der Tag war grau, kühl und feucht, eine willkiommene Abwechslung von der Augusthitze in Lissabon.
Wundervolle Skulpturen boten sich als Motive an...

"Palácio e Convento de Mafra: Mafra é famosa pelo seu palácio-convento, mandado construir por D. João V no século XVIII e que constitui a mais grandiosa obra do barroco português." Wikipedia

"The town (2002 pop. 11,080) is 28 km north-west from the center of Lisbon. It is mostly known for the sumptuous Palácio de Mafra (Mafra Palace), which also makes it a popular tourist destination in the Lisbon area. Built in the baroque style, the Mafra National Palace also inspired Portuguese Nobel Prize laureate José Saramago to write his novel Baltasar and Blimunda (Memorial do Convento). " Wikipedia