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Nonnental (Curral das Freiras)
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The Curral das Feiras (Nuns' Valley) north of Funchal is a horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded on three sides by steep slopes. The shape of the valley was initially mistaken for a crater, but it turned out that the small, inconspicuous river overflows Thousands of years the valley has dug like this. The soft tuff rock was washed out, the hard basalt rocks of the vertical remained towering rock walls. Madeira offers a natural amphitheater in the Nun's Valley surrounded by some of the highest peaks. The village was founded in 1566 by the nuns of the Santa Clara Convent in Funchal when they were fleeing pirate attacks. |
Eira
do Serrado ist ein Aussichtspunkt über dem Dorf Curral das Freiras, das
in einem unzugänglichen Bergkessel nördlich von Funchal liegt. Der Blick ins Dorf hinab ist atemberaubend. Eira do Serrado is a viewpoint above the village of Curral das Freiras, which lies in an inaccessible cirque north of Funchal. The view down into the village is breathtaking. Sony RX10-IV |
Die
Ortschaft wird heute über einen Tunnel erreicht - der Tunnel ersetzt
den Teil der alten Passstraße, dessen Benutzung wegen
Steinschlags und abrutschenden Hängen mittlerweile zu gefährlich geworden ist. The village can now be reached via a tunnel - the tunnel replaces part of the old pass road, which was used due to falling rocks and slipping slopes has now become too dangerous. Sony RX10-IV |
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Tief hinunter geht der Blick in das Tal, das nur bei hoch stehender Sonne direkt beleuchtet wird. The view goes far down into the valley, which is only directly illuminated when the sun is high in the sky. Sony RX10-IV |