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During the summer months Agueda is filled with different art installations and over 3500 umbrellas. The Umbrella Sky Project began in 2011 as a part of the city of Águeda's famous annual Ágitagueda Art Festival. Each year during July, August, and September, the small streets are filled with umbrellas that provide shade for the pedestrians passing through. The shade that the umbrellas provide create beautiful shadow patterns. Since the project began, these pop-up shade structures have become an annual summertime installation and they have giving inspiration to similar installations around the world. Some other installations include balloons, Japanese origami swans, street art and shining hanging rays. ☂️ . . . . #portugal#aveiro#agueda#umbrellasky#umbrellaskyproject#topportugalphoto#europe#travel#topeuropephoto#solotravel

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The Pena Palace´s history dates back to the middle ages when a chapel was built on top of the hill above Sintra. In 1493 a monastery was built on the site and was a quiet place housing monks for many centuries. The monastery was severely damaged during the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755. The place was in ruins until 1838 when King Ferdinand then set out to transform the remains of the monastery into a palace that would serve as a summer residence for the Portuguese royal family. The palace was build between 1842-1854 and had many different decorative inspirations with medieval and Islamic elements. After the death of Ferdinand the palace passed into the possession of his second wife, Countess of Edla. The latter then sold the palace to King Luis who wanted to retrieve it for the royal family, and thereafter the palace was frequently used by the family. In 1889 it was purchased by the Portuguese State, and after the Republican Revolution in 1910 the palace was classified as a national monument and transformed into a museum. The last queen of Portugal Queen Amelia spent her last night at the palace before leaving the country in exile. The palace quickly drew visitors and became one of Portugal's most visited monuments. Over time the colors of the red and yellow facades faded, and for many years the palace was visually identified as being entirely gray. By the end of the 20th century the palace was repainted and the original colors restored.In 1995, the palace and the rest of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra were classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ❤️💛 . . . . #portugal#lisbon#sintra#penapalace#topportugalphoto#europe#travel#solotravel#topeuropephoto#discovereurope#visitportugal

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