2008-07-03 » These images stand for historical reference, since the Convent of Nossa Senhora do Espinheiro (Our Lady of the Thorn) has recently (in the beginnings of our century) been recovered and turned into a luxury hotel, in the outskirts of Évora - Portugal.
«Remarkable building founded in the 15th century and invaluable [...]
2008-06-30 » BEFORE THE CONVENT TURNED INTO A LUXURY HOTEL, its cloister had Magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora - I think that there were two of them). Lush and admirable trees, that probably had been there for centuries.
Surroundings of Évora - Portugal.
«In the extinct convent, the Gothic-Manueline cloister is to be noticed, with [...]