- Château de Chambord
My kids were fascinated by the 'minecraft trees'. - Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is easily one of my top five churches in the world. Especially the Lower Church. So so so beautiful. - Claustro Real
The royal cloister was built by architect Fernão de Évora in 1448-1477. - Water lily
- Water lily
- Botanical gardens
- Botanical Gardens
- A peacock
- Lemons in our guesthouse
- Blossoming Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. - Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. - Basilica San Fortunato, Todi
- Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367)
- Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367) - Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367). No photos allowed inside, so just a lot of photos from outside :-) - Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
- Napoleon's villa
Garden of the Villa di San Martino - Napoleon's villa
A statue of Napoleon in the garden - Napoleon's villa
Gardens of the villa. What is going on with this palm tree? With so many tiny palms growing out of it? - Il Casale di Monserrato
A wonderful secret garden - Entrance gate
- Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Exotic garden in Èze
- Exotic garden in Èze
- Mediterranean garden
- Good morning sunshine!
- Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- Passion fruit
A lovely gradient of colours on the passion fruit. - A tranquil garden
- Rocca Minore
- Ospitalità
- Quinta Pézinhos no Tejo
A wonderful setting for a wonderful dinner. - Óbidos
13th century castle, and one can walk on the walls. - Hotel garden
Wonderful tiny garden of our hotel (Silver coast). - Cloister of Silence
This cloister was built under King Dinis I (1261-1325). The Manueline top floor is from early 16th century. - Claustro Real
- Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
What a magnificent cathedral! - Hotel garden
- Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is. - Monserrate
Triton fountain in the park of Monserrate. - Monserrate
In 1846, Francis Cook, the 1st Viscount of Monserrate, built this Gothic-Indian-Moorish-shiny-pretty palace. - Triton fountain
The base of the Triton fountain. What a lovely angry fish this is. - Monserrate park
I think this is some kind of cycad, but I really can't figure out which one. - Monserrate park
Again, no idea what this is. Some sort of blossoming succulent. - African lily
Our hotel garden in the early morning mist. - The Initiation Well
- The Initiation Well
- The unfinished initiation well
- An unnamed lake
The lake in front of the Gruta do Labirinto. - Quinta da Rigaleira
Carvalho Monteiro bought the place in 1892 and built this with the Italian architect Luigi Manini. The construction began in 1904 and was completed by 1910. - Pena park
We decided to take a walk through the Pena gardens (and not visit the palace this time). - Cruz Alta - High Cross
The High Cross is located at the highest point, at 528 m. The first cross was placed here around 1522 by João III. - Chalet of the Countess of Edla
Ferdinand II built this for the opera singer Elise Friederike Hensler, later Countess of Edla. The chalet is alpine like - but dressed in cork. - Hotel garden
Another misty morning in Sintra. In the middle of the summer. So refreshing. - Convento dos Capuchos
The magical monastery is even more mysterious in fog. This is the central cloister with a fountain. - Convento dos Capuchos
The kitchen and the Chapter House. - Convento dos Capuchos
It's so humid even in the middle of the summer, no wonder everything is so lush green! - Cascais
Not quite sure what to think of this place. Diverse or messy? Eclectic or mismatched? This certainly was a wonderful place. Now - not so much. - Levico Terme
A lovely tiny garden in Levico Terme. - Heaven.
- Daisies
- Carpobrotus
- Carmen de los Martires Gardens
Entrance to the Gardens of Carmen de los Martires. Fuente de la Ninfa de la Gruta. - Magnolia Grandiflora
The majestic magnolias blossoming all over town. - Ferdinand VI
The inscription on the statue ends with "Rex Cat". While I'm sure this doesn't mean "King Cat", it surely looks like it :-) - Carmen de los Mártires
These are some headless statues... - Patio de Lindaraja
16th century Renaissance-style addition. Originally an open garden, but closed when new buildings were added. - Château de Chenonceau
View of the castle from the gardens of Catherine de Médicis. - Château de Chenonceau
The vegetable garden with all sorts of plants. I love the tiny apple trees forming the borders. Yes, those are 40 cm tall trees :-) - Château de Chambord
The view of the French gardens. Louis XIV had a similar view from his bedroom. Not bad. - La Roque-Gageac
What a charming old town. - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely place to rest and enjoy a drink. Especially in such a heat! - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely shade indeed.