From Somewhere in Time

14 September 2008

Alice's Portuguese Garden

When I walked into this garden yesterday, I felt as if I'd walked into the garden in Looking Glass Land - even to chess pawns on the topiary.

In reality the garden isn't themed on Alice (or on chess) and is in Marvao, Alentejo, Portugal. It's an extraordinary medieval village topped with a huge rambling castle and it could be the setting of many a fairy tale.

Miguel wrote:

That village just been refused UNESCO world Heritage status! I am glad you have mentioned it. It's beautiful and indeed a fairytale village but also one of historical importance.

16 September 2008 13:05

mahendra singh wrote:

When time permits, could you post the URL from whence you extracted this lovely photo ? this garden intrigues me, it looks the perfect locale for a Snarkian garden party.

cheers! Mahendra

17 September 2008 16:52

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Alice's Portuguese Garden

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