Page 203 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Portugal

Must See

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1 The Bussaco Palace Hotel has a
light and airy restaurant, serving a
delightful breakfast buffet. With such
a lavish interior, it is not hard to see
why Manuel II is said to have brought
the French actress Gaby Deslys here
for a romantic interlude.
2 The park is great for walkers and
there are many shaded paths through
the forest to choose from.
3 Only the cloisters, chapel and a
few monks’ cells of the Carmelite
3 Monastery remain.

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5 FEATURES
Fonte Fria
This impressive stepped
cascade, fed by a forest
spring, tumbles down to
a magnolia-fringed pool.
Vale dos Fetos
Leading down to a small
lake, the Valley of Ferns
is lined with specimens
from around the world.
Via Sacra
Installed by the Bishop
of Coimbra in 1693,
chapels containing
life-size figures mark
the Stations of the Cross
along this winding path.
Did You Know? Cruz Alta
The forest’s highest
In World War II, the point has glorious
hotel was rumoured views as far as the sea.
to be frequented
by spies. The Buçaco Cedar
Now 28 m (92 ft) high,
this tree is said to have
been planted in 1644.

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