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