Eira do Serrado viewpoint, Madeira, Portugal
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Eira do Serrado viewpoint, Madeira, Portugal
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Photograph - Photography
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Eira do Serrado viewpoint overlooking the village of Curral Das Freiras or Valley of the Nuns Madeira Portugal EU Europe
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The Eira do Serrado viewpoint, located in the mountainous interior of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, in the 'heart' of the island, stands at an elevation of 1,095 m.
It offers a fantastic panoramic view of the valley where the picturesque parish of Curral das Freiras lies, and the majestic mountains of the central massif that surround it.
Located at an elevation of 1,095 m, it offers a stunning panoramic view over the parish of Curral das Freiras.
Access to the viewpoint is via a footpath that starts in Estalagem Eira do Serrado.
Curral das Freiras ("Valley of the Nuns") is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira.
Situated in a deep valley and encircled by steep mountain slopes, the parish of Curral das Freiras is located 29 kilometres from the municipal seat of Câmara de Lobos. Most of the buildings in the parish overlook the main valley, with the steep hillsides encircling the parish used for the cultivation of cherries and grapes used in the production of Madeira wine.
During early colonization, the settlement was simply known as Curral or Curral da Serra ( corral of the mountains), because it was known for its extensive pasture-lands, used for grazing cattle and small herds (sheep and goats). The name was subsequently altered, when these lands became the property of the nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara (between 1492 and 1497). There is also some discrepancy; others credit the name change after 1566, when the nuns of the Convent took refuge on these properties, during the French privateer attacks on Funchal.
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