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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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

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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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