Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal
That moment when a site or attraction just sneaks up on you, stops you in your tracks, & makes you go wow. I had one of those moments today when I paid a visit to Mafra, Portugal, and first laid eyes on the town’s monumentally glorious palace. Wow indeed....
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal
Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to visit a few former Portuguese colonies around the world, notably Macau, China (twice) & Goa, India (three times now). So although I hadn’t been to Portugal before a few days ago I did feel like I knew what to expect....copan Helen Roseau Galapagos Islands Appalachians Tivat Foz do Iguacu Ghorepani Istria Peninsula Podgorica Ontario Spalding Sarajevo tomsk Punta Arenas Tobolsk helsinki pushkar Panama City lamanai Franschhoek san salvador Castries tikal tibet Fort William Billings Grand Cayman Dandong Kolkata / Calcutta Grand Lake Budva Brainerd Rosario jodhpur Nice seward Bolivia Shelly Beach utah United Kingdom San Juan Del Sur Baltic States Custer managua Minnesota Omaha Hispaniola Estonia Danang New York santa ana Tokyo Coeburn Maharashtra Niagara Krakow Serbia Arizona porto Burgundy Guiyang Washington Virpazar Nicaragua Lombardy South Ossetia Dyess Syria New Mexico Croatia Indiana Nashville Harbin East Asia Guatemala Saint Petersburg Gettysburg leon Sparta Lima Skye Alexandria Rincon Malaga Gangnam Kyoto Fort Payne Siem Reap Saint Martin Matauri Bay Leadville Perito Moreno Negril Treasure Beach 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