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... of a Calla Lily / Gewöhnliche Calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
in the beautiful garden of our holiday cottage
in São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
... of a walking Iris / Wanderiris (Neomarica gracilis)
in the beautiful garden of our holiday cottage in São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
... for a Peaceful Blue Monday!
... from our Botanical Garden,
but now we've visited them 'at home' ;-))
Madeira cranesbill / Madeira-Storchschnabel (Geranium maderense)
in the beautiful garden of our holiday cottage in São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
for a colourful Sunday!
... for a Peaceful Travel Tuesday!
'Capelinha de Nossa Senhora de Fátima' / Fatima-Kapelle
This chapel, consisting only of the bell tower (with Westminster Chimes :-), was built 1950 on a hill in the vineyards in honour of the Virgin of Fatima
in the valley of São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
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Placed in southeast of Sao Vicente island, one of the very first cities of Brazil, Porchat island is a pseudo island due to the fact that only in the high tide it is completely surrounded by water. This is well known due to its dancing clubs and a rich casino, which is no longer opened because of recent Brazilian restrictions on gambling businesses.
This image was taken from the top of Porchat Island toward to Sao Vicente Island, just before a morning storm, where the buildings are seeing in the background and smaller islands appear in the left and far right.
This is one of famous beaches in Portugal well known for its surfing conditions, located in the beautiful St. Vincent Coast Nature Park in southwest Alentejo region on the Atlantic coast.
I'm just return from a lovely trip in Portugal where we admired great nature, historic places, beautiful architecture and wonderful ocean coast.
Je reviens tout juste d'un agréable voyage au Portugal où nous avons admiré la nature, les lieux historiques, la belle architecture et la magnifique côte de l'océan.
Wild Nasturtium / Kapuzinerkresse (Tropaeolum)
found along the path to Levada Fajã do Rodrigues, São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
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... to round off an extremely hot weekend ;-))
Cascades at Levada Fajã do Rodrigues,
São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
Last January I spent a few weeks in Cape Verde. A perfect way to split the dark winter in the Netherlands. This is the harbour in the main capital of Sao Vincente. The town itself is wonderful to stroll around, and I spent most of the evenings in the floating bar in the harbour.
It was also the place where people from all over the world gathered and sometimes caught a sailing boat that was to leave for South America.
... of the sea and sky
with some wine in the sunshine ;-))
for a Happy Blue Monday!
Grapevine / Weinrebe with sea and sky bokeh in the vineyard
in front of our holiday cottage in São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
Calla Lily / Gewöhnliche Calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
about to open in the beautiful garden of our holiday cottage
in São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
for a Peaceful MBT!
São Vicente is located to the north-west of the Cape Verde archipelago. The interior of the island has a dramatic mountainous terrain, and the coastal areas offer golden sand beaches. São Vicente is the most cultural of the islands with a rich tradition of music and art.
Visitors are almost always guaranteed sunny skies with a warm, dry climate and no hurricane season. Tourists often report their satisfaction at the lack of mosquitoes and other insects. São Vicente has some fantastic stretches of golden sandy beach, windswept and often deserted. The island is a mecca for kite surfers and wind surfers. The nearest beach to Mindelo is Laginha, a stretch of golden sand with aqua-marine water. This beach is popular with tourists and locals for swimming and there is a beach bar.
San Pedro, 10 minutes drive from Mindelo, has a breathtaking sweep of golden sand and Baia de Salamansa is one of the best places in the world for kite surfing. Baia das Gatas and Calhau are also beautiful beach areas.
Holiday-makers should get advice before they attempt to swim anywhere off the beaten track as some areas have strong currents.
The Church or Monastery of São Vicente de Fora; meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls" is a 17th-century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
The Church and Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, meaning "Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls", is a 17th-century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is one of the most important monasteries and mannerist buildings in the country. The monastery also contains the royal pantheon of the Braganza monarchs of Portugal.
The original Monastery of São Vicente de Fora was founded around 1147 by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, for the Augustinian Order. Built in Romanesque style outside the city walls, it was one of the most important monastic foundations in mediaeval Portugal. It is dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa, patron saint of Lisbon, whose relics were brought from the Algarve to Lisbon in the 12th century.
The present buildings are the result of a reconstruction ordered by King Philip II of Spain, who had become King of Portugal (as Philip I) after a succession crisis in 1580. The church of the monastery was built between 1582 and 1629, while other monastery buildings were finished only in the 18th century. The author of the design of the church is thought to be the Italian Jesuit Filippo Terzi and/or the Spaniard Juan de Herrera. The plans were followed and modified by Leonardo Turriano, Baltazar Álvares, Pedro Nunes Tinoco and João Nunes Tinoco.
The church of the Monastery has a majestic, austere façade that follows the later Renaissance style known as Mannerism. The façade, attributed to Baltazar Álvares, has several niches with statues of saints and is flanked by two towers (a model that would become widespread in Portugal). The lower part of the façade has three arches that lead to the galilee (entrance hall). The floorplan of the church reveals a Latin cross building with a one-aisled nave with lateral chapels. The church is covered by barrel vaulting and has a huge dome over the crossing. The general design of the church interior follows that of the prototypic church of The Gesù, in Rome.
The beautiful main altarpiece is a Baroque work of the 18th century by one of the best Portuguese sculptors, Joaquim Machado de Castro. It has the shape of a baldachin and is decorated with a large number of statues. The church also boasts several fine altarpieces in the lateral chapels.
The Monastery buildings are reached through a magnificent baroque portal, located beside the church façade. Inside, the entrance is decorated with blue-white, 18th century tiles that tell the history of the Monastery, including scenes of the Siege of Lisbon in 1147. The ceiling of the room has an illusionistic painting executed in 1710 by the Italian Vincenzo Baccarelli. The sacristy of the Monastery is exuberantly decorated with polychromed marble and painting. The cloisters are also notable for the 18th century tiles that recount fables of La Fontaine, among other themes.
- Besides being a sight to behold, the oceans also breathe life into the planet as they produce at least 50 percent of the earth’s oxygen.
- The oceans hold about 321 million cubic miles or 1.34 billion cubic kilometers of water, which is roughly 97 percent of Earth’s water supply. This also includes the seawater weight which is about 3.5 percent dissolved salt and other essential minerals like chlorine, magnesium, and calcium.
- The oceans absorb the sun’s heat, and 30% of carbon dioxide is produced by humans. As they absorb the heat, the oceans transfer it to the atmosphere and distribute it around the world. This pattern of distribution of heat affects global weather patterns and helps regulate temperatures on land. Oceans act as a heater in the winter and an air conditioner in the summer, the natural air conditioner.
- More than 80 percent of the ocean is unmapped and unexplored, which makes it an interesting area of our planet. It is also intriguing for some marine enthusiasts as to how many species there are yet to be discovered. The ocean is also the home to some of the world’s oldest living organisms like Jellyfish, horseshoe crabs and more.
- Oceans have not been immune to climate change and global warming. The year 2020 marked the oceans’ hottest year on record, and warmer waters have created multiple consequences, from changing colors, to endangered marine organisms like corals. Rising sea levels, more frequent powerful storms, plastic pollution and much more has threatened the health of oceans.
Oceans are not just water bodies, they are our source of life
and it is time we protect and save them!
Happy World Oceans Day!
Atlantic ocean, seen from São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal
Photographed the juvenile Yellow-legged Gull at the Cape of Saint Vincent in the Municipality of Vila do Bispo in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal.
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Lisboa es la capital costera y montañosa de Portugal. Desde el imponente castillo de San Jorge, la vista abarca los edificios de colores pastel en la ciudad antigua, el estuario del Tajo y el puente colgante 25 de Abril. Cerca, el Museo Nacional del Azulejo exhibe 5 siglos de azulejos de cerámica decorativos. Justo fuera de Lisboa hay una franja de playas en el Atlántico, desde Cascaes hasta Estoril.
Lisboa mantiene también 5 líneas de tranvía, testimonio de una red que fue mucho más amplia. Cuatro de estas se explotan con vehículos con aspecto antiguo, pero nuevos, lo que constituye un atractivo turístico. La línea 15 (que une La Plaza de Figueira con Algés) utiliza modernos trenes de varios coches con suelos bajos.
Se considera una de las zonas más bellas y agradables de la isla de Madeira, tal vez por ofrecer al visitante un poco de todo: hermosos paisajes, clima agradable, playas fabulosas, una naturaleza única, condiciones fantásticas para actividades deportivas.
Caniço es muy solicitado por los turistas que visitan Madeira, ya sea en verano o en invierno. Se aprecia como un lugar de diversión, pero también como un lugar de descanso. Uno de los puntos fuertes es la Reserva Natural Parcial de Garajau. Es la única reserva marina exclusiva en el país, que debido a su riqueza biológica extraordinaria y sus aguas azules y cristalinas ofrece condiciones inigualables para las prácticas de snorkel y buceo.
Más allá de la playa de Garajau (donde se recomienda una visita al mirador y la estatua de Cristo Rey), las playas de Galo y Reis Magos (muy popular para practicar surf) son otros fabulosos lugares para disfrutar de fantásticas inmersiones.
Dotado con buenos servicios de hoteles y restaurantes, Caniço combina hoy su aspecto más moderno con el lado rural de la zona y tiene en la agricultura, sobre todo en la producción de cebolla, una actividad agrícola importante.
Some years ago I drove along this road - a terrifying experience. It's now permanently closed after one rock fall too many, to be replaced by a less scenic but much safer tunnel.
La agricultura en Madeira está basada fundamentalmente en tres cultivos. El primero es la cría de ganado, que aporta gran abundancia de fertilizantes a la tierra, muy necesarios ya que los cultivos intensivos están haciendo mella en el rico suelo volcánico.
El segundo es el cultivo de terrazas, que produce una gran cantidad de plantíos, visibles en muchas de las escarpadas laderas de la isla. En tercer y último lugar, los excelentes sistemas de irrigación basados en el gigantesco sistema de "levadas" permiten cosechas mucho más productivas. Incluso las zonas menos húmedas de la isla poseen la suficiente agua gracias a estos "canales" para asegurarse unos abundantes frutos.
Las condiciones climáticas de Madeira, junto con su relieve montañoso, dan como resultado un enorme número de cultivos, cuya variedad depende directamente de la altitud. En el primer nivel encontramos los frutos mediterráneos (higos, naranjas, limones y uvas, además de cereales como el maíz, el trigo, el centeno o la cebada).
Los árboles frutales europeos crecen en las profundidades de los valles, produciendo cerezas, manzanas y ciruelas. A más altitud, se cultivan especies tropicales (plátano, caña de azúcar, chirimoya, mango y maracuyá).
También hay mucho cultivo de huerta para consumo privado, en las proximidades de las poblaciones, sobre todo verduras, coles chirimoyas etc. como se visualiza en la imagen.
A levada is an irrigation channel or aqueduct specific to the Portuguese Atlantic region of Madeira.
In Madeira, the levadas originated out of the necessity of bringing large amounts of water from the west and northwest of the island to the drier southeast, which is more conducive to habitation and agriculture, such as sugar cane production. They were used in the past also by women to wash clothes in areas where running water to homes was not available. The idea of this style of water channel was brought to Portugal by the Moors during the time of al-Andalus. Similar examples can still be found in Iberia, such as some Acequias in Spain.
In the sixteenth century the Portuguese started building levadas to carry water to the agricultural regions. The most recent were made in the 1940s. Madeira is very mountainous, and building the levadas was often difficult. Many are cut into the sides of mountains, and it was also necessary to dig 25 kilometres (16 mi) of tunnels.
Today the levadas not only supply water to the southern parts of the island, they also provide hydroelectric power. There are more than 1,350 miles (2,170 km) of levadas and they provide a remarkable network of walking paths. Some provide easy and relaxing walks through beautiful countryside, but others are narrow, crumbling ledges where a slip could result in serious injury or death.
(Wikipedia)
Levada Fajã do Rodrigues, São Vicente, Madeira Island, Portugal