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	Portugal : portugal,pena castle, tourism, informations
		The Pena National Palace is a mix of styles and bright colors.
		The palace was used as a royal residence until 1910; the year when D. Manuel II and his family moved in as exiles from the revolution.
		The palace is really worth a visit, especially on Sundays when it's free.
	www.azureva.com /gb/portugal/magazine/chateau-pena.php3 (228 words)

	Encyclopedia: Palace of Pena
		From the Ruins a Palace from the fables is born
		With the earthquake of 1755 devasted Lisbon and all the surrounding region, the convent of the Pena fell in ruins.
		In Greek mythology, Triton is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the personification of the roaring waters, represented as having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Palace-of-Pena (842 words)

	IPPAR - IPPAR Services
		The Pena National Palace is one of the greatest expressions of the Romanticism applied to the constructed heritage, built in the 19th century in Portugal.
		The Palace is itself an eclectic building where the profusion of styles and the volume movements are an unusual and exceptional lesson of architecture.
		The Monserrate and Pena Parks, the Moors’s Castle and the Capuchos Convent are closed to the public on December 25th.
	www.ippar.pt /english/monumentos/palacio_pena.html (824 words)

	On The Way To Pena Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pena is not all that far from Lisbon and takes you on a drive through some of the most scenic delights the world has to offer.
		Before long we were at the base of the mountain the top of which was occupied by Pena Palace with a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
		As you can see in the pictures, the Pena Palace turned out to be one of the most unusual visual treats I have encountered anywhere in the world.
	www.cpmission.com /bigjim/pena/pena.html (919 words)

	Portugal - Sintra - Pena Palace
		Palácio da Pena, or "Castelo da Pena" as it is more commonly known, is the most complete and notable example of Portuguese architecture in the Romantic period.
		It stands on one of the rocky peaks of the Serra de Sintra, and blends in a surprisingly fortunate manner with its natural background of greenery and crags, testifying to the aesthetic potentialities of the project.
		The Palace dates back to 1839, when the King Consort Dom Fernando II of Saxe Coburg-Gotha (1816-1885) bought the ruins of the Hieronymite Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Pena and started to adapt it for use as a residence, according to his Romantic taste.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/costadelisboa/sintra/palpena.html (240 words)

	Pena Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pena Palace Review: This is again a great book of these scala series, just like the book of the queluz palace.
		The Pena palace was build at the place of an old monastery in the mid 1800's for Fernando II of Portugal.
		The palace itself is a mix of moorish, manuelian and gothic style.
	www.textkit.com /0_1857591755.html (89 words)

	TheTravelzine.com Portugal Fall 2004
		The Palace is set in the middle of manicured lawns and a garden from which there are spectacular views of the countryside and sea.
		It is hard to escape the vision of the Pena Palace with its colorful towers, domes and terraces atop the mountain.
		The Palace and Gardens of Monserrate was where the Cook family spent their summers and but it is now a destination for incredulous visitors to explore.
	www.thetravelzine.com /port_fall2004_7Sintra.htm (3759 words)

	Palace of Pena \| Sintra \| Travel Story and Pictures from Portugal
		It was turned into the National Palace of Pena during in 1839, and designed according to the romantic dreams and imagination of the future king, Fernando of Saxe Coburg-Gotha.
		The Palace of Pena would serve as a summer residence for the royal family.
		Inside the complex, you can not only have a look at the palace from all sides by walking around it, you can of course also visit the palace inside and marvel at the luxury the royal family granted itself while passing their summertime on this pleasant spot.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/europe/pena-palace.shtml (438 words)

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		century romantic palace with a revivalist architecture that keeps from the former building a magnificent 16th century altarpiece by Nicolau de Chanterenne.
		On the highest peaks of the Serra de Sintra stands the spectacular palace of Pena, an electric medley of architectural styles built in the 19th.
		With the declaration of the Republic in 1910, the palace became a museum, preserved as it was when the royal family lived here.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/Portugal/Pena.htm (210 words)

	National Palace - Portugal - Major attractions sightseeing - All Travel & Tourism directory
		National Palace, this series of buildings that dates to the 15th century is one of the most impressive examples of regal architecture in Portugal.
		It is also known as the Palace of the Village and has been classified as a National Monument.
		National Palace of Pena, Museum of Modern art, Cascais Fish Market are some of the other places of interest.
	www.alltraveltourism.com /europe/portugal/national-palace.htm (75 words)

	Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace- Sintra, Portugal - VirtualTourist.com
		This palace is a mixture of Arab minarets, towers and domes.
		Palácio da Pena - Pena Palace: The Pena Palace
		The Pena Palace was the home of the Portuguese royal family in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Portugal/Distrito_de_Lisboa/Sintra-279605/Things_To_Do-Sintra-Palacio_da_Pena_Pena_Palace-R-1.html (786 words)

	Sintra. Portugal districts, regions, areas, cities, towns & villages. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The landmark of Sintra is the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), with its huge, conic, white twin chimneys, which rise above the large palace kitchen, and are visible from quite a distance.
		On the highest hilltop the pseudo medieval Pena Palace (Palacio or Castelo da Pena) with a 270 hectare large garden is situated.
		This marvellous fairy tale castle was begun in 1840 as a royal summer residence on behalf of the German Prince Consort of Queen Maria II, Ferdinand of Saxonia Coburg-Gotha and is the most important example of Portuguese architecture in the Romantic period.
	www.portugalholidayguide.com /sintra.htm (403 words)

	Palácio da Pena
		Palácio da Pena originated in 1839, when the king consort D. Fernando II acquired the 'Our Lady of Pena Monastery' ruins to adapt it to a palace.
		The palace, a project of the Eschwege Baron, is inspired by Bavaria’s palaces and brings together Moorish, Gothic and Manueline influences.
		In the 90's, the palace faced significant restoration and the most important alteration can be seen from afar: the yellow and pink exterior.
	www.strawberryworld-lisbon.com /lisbon/places/palacio-da-pena.html (187 words)

	Belo Horizonte Othon Palace in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Belo Horizonte Othon Palace in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
		Afonso Pena, 1050, Belo Horizonte, 00000 Brazil BR Reserv hotel brings you some of the finest independent national & international hotels, resorts, and other accommodations in europe, the middle east, the united states, canada and the caribbean.
		Whether you are planning a dream vacation or traveling on business, you will enjoy the sophistication, charm and elegance of our unique lodging facilities.
	www.lettingsdirectory.co.uk /hotel/belo_horizonte_othon_palace_belo_horizonte.htm (81 words)

	Silver Coast (Costa da Prata), Near Lisbon, Portugal
		Situated on a slope on the north bank of the River Tagus, Santarem is the centre of the rich agricultural plains of the Ribatejo where mounted herdsmen still drive the fl fighting bulls to pasture.
		It was here that D. Ferdinand de Saxe Coburg built a revivalist palace (The Pena Palace) in the style of one of the castles of his cousin Ludwig II of Bavaria.
		The 15th century palace in the village is well worth seeing for the painted ceilings and the Moorish patio.
	www.portugalholidaydestinations.com /silver.shtml (3047 words)

	Sintra - Sights, Views and History, UNESCO World Heritage
		It is one of the most important examples of regal architecture in Portugal and for that reason is classified as a National Monument.
		The palace was continuously inhabited as a royal summer residence from the 14th to the 20th c.
		Elaborate wall paintings from tiles decorate banqueting halls of palaces as well as churches, public buildings, private homes, staircases and fountains.
	www.sights-and-culture.com /Portugal/Sintra.html (406 words)

	Benidorm Palace: Sala de Fiestas Espectáculos y Eventos en Benidorm, Alicante
		A partir de 1.990, y con un genial Nureyev sobre el escenario de la sala, se produce un viraje en el rumbo del Benidorm Palace a raíz de su cambio de propiedad y dirección general, cambio que se materializa en una fuerte apuesta por las grandes producciones artísticas y los grandes espectáculos.
		En la actualidad un equipo de más de cien personas hacen posible que cada noche el Benidorm Palace abra sus puertas a la magia, a las artes escénicas y al espectáculo.
		Prepare mejor su visita contratando su alojamiento en Benidorm a través de la red de agencias de viajes asociadas a AVIBE.
	www.benidorm-palace.com /acercade.aspx (547 words)

	Sanborns To Sintra and the National Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Looking down on the town and the National Palace of Sintra from the Moorish castle on the hill.
		Also here in Sintra is the National Palace of Pena and the convento de Santa Cruz dos Capuchos (the cork monastery).
		The National Palace of Queluz was ordered built by Pedro III in 1747 and the work dragged on for 40 years.
	www.thesanborns.com /lisboa/sintra.htm (155 words)

	Villas and Cottages - Luxury holiday villas in Portugal - Lisbon Coast
		The National Palace, once the preferred summer retreat of Portuguese royalty, is set in the delightful wooded town of Sintra, on the edge of the Serra de Sintra mountain range, within Sintra-Cascais natural park.
		Sintra is also the site of the Pena Palace, from which the last Portuguese royalty fled after they were deposed in 1910.
		At the Capuchin monastery downhill from the Palace, the monk's cells were hollowed out of the rock of the mountainside, the reception rooms walls lined with cork to keep out the damp.
	www.villasandcottages.com /regions/lisboncoast.html (338 words)

	Language School Explorer - Information about Portugal
		In 1 December 1640, the Duke of BraganÃ§a, of the Portuguese Royal Family, John IV, was acclaimed after a revolutionary turmoil, and a Restoration War was fought for a few more years.
		Palace of Pena in Sintra, over big mountain top rocks, is a mixture of neo-gothic, neo-manueline, neo-islamic, and neo-renaissance styles.
		The 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than a third of the capital's population and devastated the Algarve as well, had a profound effect on domestic politics and on European philosophical thought.
	www.school-explorer.com /info/Portugal (8579 words)

	Belo Horizonte Othon Palace - Brazil
		The Belo Horizonte Othon Palace is located downtown with its intense social and business life.
		The Belo Horizonte Othon Palace was specially designed to offer the utmost in comfort to travellers coming to the capital city of Minas Gerais.
		Belo Horizonte Othon Palace is really a hotel of international standard, surrounded by traditional native hospitality.
	www.channels.nl /hotels/br/93019.html (183 words)

	Hotels in Downtown Denver - Brown Palace Hotel Discount rates online.
		Since Henry C. Brown first opened the doors to his grand hotel in Denver in 1892, presidents, celebrities, tourists and business travelers who have stepped inside have found a luxurious oasis, right in the middle of the great plains.
		Set amid the the newly restored atrium lobby with its serenade of the melodic harp and piano accompaniment.
		Anchor to the financial district, the hotel is one block from the 16th Street pedestrian mall, connecting all of downtown with a free shuttle.
	www.hotelsofcolorado.com /denver_brown_palace_hotel.htm (518 words)

	Pena National Palace, Sintra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bus ride up and down the mountain is worth the trip in itself.
		Comments: With its yellow, pink and blue colors and its mixture of styles Pena National Palace is a precursor of postmodernism.
		I couldn't help wondering how long it took to pave the road leading up to the castle and how they got all the material up.
	www.ivarhagendoorn.com /photos/architecture/pena_palace.html (100 words)

	History and Culture - Texas History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This site features a collection of digitized drawings and photographs of eighteenth-century Spanish missions and the San Antonio Governor's Palace.
		These records, dating mainly from the 1920s through the 1950s, reflect how the structures looked before various efforts of restoration and reconstruction.
		This site showcases historical documents, including the earliest datable photograph taken in Texas (an 1849 daguerreotype of the mission church of the Alamo), Santa Anna's Alamo battle plan and the Texas Declaration of Independence.
	utopia.utexas.edu /history/texashistory.html (822 words)

	1998 Grand National Rodeo - Ezequiel Pena, S.F. Cow Palace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ezequiel Pena is one of Mexico’s most famous Banda musicians.
		In recent years, his artistic transformation has surprised all who have followed his musical talent, since he started performing professionally at 12 years old.
		He takes pride in every detail of his live shows, which you will witness this afternoon.
	www.cowpalace.com /rodeo/98/pena.html (117 words)

	»»european Reviews«« (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The book details the role of theory during the period, as well as its relationship to the roiling politics of the time.
		The currents, cross-currents, whirlpools, and eddies of trends such as abstract expressionism, pop art, performance art, happenings, land art, and body art are detailed, as are their representative practitioners and theorists.
		The book includes good, clear illustrations throughout, and adds a useful year-by-year chart of political, cultural, and artistic events of the period.
	www.financial-book-review.com /european/european_391.html (2267 words)

	Alhambra Palace Hotel - Granada - Alhambra Palace Hotel reviews - TripAdvisor
		Visited the The Alhambra Palace at the end of July.
		Our stay at the Alhambra Palace was supposed to be our special splurge on our 3 week trip of Spain.
		We arrived by car, dont be put off by the queue for the car park for the Palace.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g187441-d191079-Reviews-Alhambra_Palace_Hotel-Granada_Andalusia.html (444 words)

	Rex Travel -- A&K's Circumnavigating the Mediterranean by Private Jet
		This morning's sightseeing tour includes visits to the magnificent Jerónimos Monastery, the Coach Museum in the Belém Royal Palace and the treasures of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
		Later we drive to the charming hillside town of Sintra, for lunch at the superb Palace of Seteais, a stroll in the Old Town and a look at the Pena Palace.
		We enjoy more sightseeing amid Istanbul's busy streets and crowded history, as we tour the lavish Topkapi Palace, once the residence of the Ottoman Sultans, and visit the Church of St. Saviour in Chora, whose mosaics are a wonder to behold.
	www.rextravel.com /tour/atwitin.htm (1537 words)

	Alhambra Palace, Hotel, Pena Partida 2 4, 18009 Granada, Spain, Granada, Spain
		Alhambra Palace, Pena Partida 2 4, 18009 Granada, Spain, Granada, Spain
		Pena Partida 2 4, 18009 Granada, Spain, Granada, Spain
		You should check with the Alhambra Palace to confirm exact prices and details.
	www.smoothhound.co.uk /spain/granada16961.html (142 words)

	Radio Shows - The Crazy Man Woody Pena MEGA Oldies
		Pictures from The Palace 4th Annual Car Show Saturday, September 4th and where I opened up for The Sugarhill Gang and El Chicano!
		Despite his busy schedule at the radio station, in his recording studio, and spinning at the nightclub (on the weekends).
		He loves hangin' out with his crazy daughter Marie Letty Pena (13).
	www.mega979.com /shows/woody.shtml (292 words)

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