Photos of Belem, district of Lisbon

The statue in memory of the discoverers



The tower of Belem



The monastery in Belem, see also the panorama below:

(Click for a large image)

The inner courtyard of the monastery



The tomb of Vasco da Gamma / The main church



The crucified Jesus in the church

Sintra - part 2

around the palace there is a beautiful park to discover / a Walt Disney scene? :)



The national palace / a memoriam to Hans Christian Andersen



The picturesque palace / the old castle walls



a devilish detail / just another palace in Sintra (there are plenty!)



Mitja & Kristina



Getting lost and feeding swans in the palace park

Sintra, a day in a fairy tale

a crossroad noting the many sights of Sintra / a fountain



lost in the woods / or maybe not, looks we're on the right track



The surrounding of the castle ruins of Sintra / admiring huge trees



The fairy-tale palace of Sintra



In the back you see the castle wall / detail



part of the fairy tale castle / the national palace with its distinct chimneys