Sunday, 16 December 2012

Woods of Bussaco,Portugal

These paradise-like woods began to be planted by the Carmelites Friars, who came to live here as hermitages in the first quarter of the 17th century. It has a maximum length of 20km, rising up to 549m in the Cruz Alta (High Cross). It has vegetal species of the whole world, some of them came from America, Crete, Ganges, Goa, Italy and Lebanon, apart from the worldwide-known Bussaco cedar.

Bussaco forest is like an enchanted wood, as we can find the amazing centuries trees from all over the world, in this 105 ha walled national park with romantic lakes.








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