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Enchanted forest

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02/01/2014

Tamara Jare's avatarMy Botanical Garden

For the first post in 2014 I wanted to make something special, something like a New Year gift for those visiting My Botanical Garden, to bring you some joy and a promise that  My Botanical Garden would stay a pleasant place to visit also in the future. Forest is where I find my peace, so let me share with you a piece from a young Slovene composer Anže Rozman! Listen carefully and let the creatures of the enchanted forest bring you all a great 2014!

 

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Elegant Garden on a Human Scale: Casa da Pergola, Cascais, Portugal

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It was our last full day in Portugal and having visited two grand Baroque gardens in Caxias and Oleiras we stopped off in stylish Cascais for lunch. It was also a chance to take a look at a very different garden, one very much more domestic in size and with a more informal air.

Casa da Pergola (‘The Pergola House’)  is a mediterranean – style mansion or Manor House, near the centre of Cascais. I viewed the charming and well kept front garden from outside the locked entrance gates, not having the time (or courage) to ask if I might be let in to look around. Still, I could see enough to be impressed.

The hotel website shows pictures of elegant white marble floors and staircases, beautifully decorated bedrooms with “bas relief” stucco ceilings. The house has been owned by the same family for over a century and its beautiful facade, adorned with hand painted tiles, has been the delight of both amateur and professional photographers. Here’s my take on it!

Further Information: Pergola House website

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