Madeira’s Curral das Freiras Hosts 41st Festa da Castanha The Festa da Castanha returns for its 41st edition, celebrating the chestnut in the heart of Curral das Freiras.

The 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 🎭 returns for its 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, celebrating the chestnut in 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 🌰 🎉

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Madeira’s Curral das Freiras Hosts 41st Festa da Castanha The Festa da Castanha returns for its 41st edition, celebrating the chestnut in the heart of Curral das Freiras.

The 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 🎭 returns for its 𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, celebrating the chestnut in the heart of 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 🌰 🎉

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Pirates, Nuns, and Survival: The Story of Curral das Freiras Hidden deep in Madeira’s mountains, Curral das Freiras feels like a place from a storybook. A village carrying the weight of pirate raids and long isolation, held together by the quiet resilience of g...

Hidden away in Madeira’s mountains, 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀 feels like a place out of a storybook ⛰️ A village which endured 🏴‍☠️ 𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀 and 𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, held together by generations of 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 ✨

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President Guarantees: Cable Car Project Will Move Forward Madeira’s president has guaranteed he will move forward with the disputed Curral das Freiras cable car project.

Madeira’s president 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 he will ⚡ 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 with the heavily disputed Curral das Freiras 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🚠 ⛰️

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“Les cadeaux et les vœux perdent tout leur charme s'ils arrivent trop tard. Leur magie n'est valable que le jour même. ”
#Almeida #Belmonte #CasteloMendo #CasteloNovo #CasteloRodrigo #CurraldasFreiras

Photograph of a rugged mountainous area, green with vegetation, with peaks covered by low cloud. A village with red-roofed buildings lies to the right of the frame.

Photograph of an old building with mountains obscured by low cloud in the background.

Photograph of a rugged mountain with peaks covered by low cloud .

Madeira's mountainous interior, in particular the area around Curral das Freiras (corral of the nuns in English). Absolutely stunning and the low cloud was the chef's kiss.

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A small village in a valley surrounded by the mountains of southern Madeira. Curral Das Freiras sheltered the nuns fleeing from pirates in 1566. The mountain sides are steep and covered in green foliage

#MountainMonday #MondayMountain #CurralDasFreiras is a village in #NunsValley in the mountains of #Madeira low cloud hides the mountain tops. In 1566 the nuns fled here from #SantaClaraConvent in #Funchal to escape the pirates who attacked the city #travelphotography #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers

View of the village of Curral das Freiras from high above on a viewing platform in Madeira. Low clouds mask the mountain tops

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