Photographer’s Note
Monsanto es una aldea de Portugal de la región de Beira.
Perteneciente a las "Aldeias históricas de Portugal" fue considerado como el pueblo más portugués, su encanto medieval lo hace irrepetible, perderse por su calles laberínticas y subir a lo alto a contemplar la vista desde su castillo es una auténtica experiencia.
Monsanto está enclavado en la vertiente de una pequeña pero escarpada montaña, caracterizada por grandes moles de granito que muchas veces forman parte de las viviendas. En lo alto del monte asentado en moles graníticas se encuentra el imponente castillo de Monsanto ahora ya en estado de ruina, pero que aun conserva bien su muralla, patio de armas y torreones.
Existen varias rutas para visitar Monsanto, todas exigen al visitante estar bien acostumbrado a caminar, ya que la localidad está situada en la ladera de una montaña y al empezar la visita todas las calles son empinadas.
La ruta más interesante es la denominada "Ruta dos penedos juntos" esta ruta parte de la entrada del pueblo y llega hasta la capilla romanica de San Miguel donde se pueden admirar las antiquisimas sepulturas excavadas en la roca granítica.
El atractivo de esta ruta es el paisaje, las vistas que ofrece de la comarca, y poder contemplar las moles de granito caracterícticas de Monsanto, teniendo que pasar por debajo de alguna de ellas; una vez llegado al castillo y después de contemplar las impresionantes vistas, puede descender por la antigua calzada de piedra, recorriendo las calles serpenteantes, parándose a contemplar los antiguos chozos de piedra y tejado de tierra.
Dos WS.
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Monsanto is a village of Portugal of the region of Beira.
Belonging " Aldeias históricas of Portugal " was considered to be the most Portuguese people, his medieval delight makes it unrepeatable, labyrinthine streets get lost for his and to rise to the high thing to contemplate the sight from his castle is an authentic experience.
Monsanto is nailed in the slope of a small but steep mountain, characterized by big masses of granite that often are a part of the housings. On top of the mount placed in granitic masses one finds the imposing castle of Monsanto now already in state of ruin, but that there even preserves well his wall, court of weapon and turrets.
Several routes exist to visit Monsanto, they all demand the visitor to be used well to walking, since the locality is placed in the hillside of a mountain and on having begun the visit all the streets are steep.
The most interesting route is the so called " Route two penedos together " this route departs from the entry of the people and comes up to the Romanesque chapel of San Miguel where there can be admired the most ancient graves excavated in the granitic rock.
The attraction of this route is the scenery, the sights that it offers of the region, and to be able to contemplate the masses of granite caracterícticas of Monsanto, having to happen below some of them; once come to the castle and after contemplating the impressive sights, it can descend for the ancient roadway of stone, covering the streets serpenteantes, stopping to contemplate the ancient chozos of stone and roof of ground.
Two WS.
jhm, mikolaj_kawa, zeynepe, jlbrthnn, tedesse, ymrk, trekks, gracious, belido, papagolf21, gunbud, ChrisJ, AiresSantos has marked this note useful
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mikolaj_kawa
(29889) 2009-01-14 3:06
Ola Charo! Very interesting place. Mysterious place. Amazing latern. Wonderful door. Good sharpness. Saudacoes!
jhm
(82297) 2009-01-14 3:06
Hello Charo,
Both WS's are also very nice, very nice composition through the green leaves between the big rocks.
You play very nice with light and shadow.
An excellent picture nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
John.
zeynepe
(9342) 2009-01-14 3:14
Ola Charo,
I splendid combination of the rocks, the door and the green leaves. The fantastic flowers in FG is very eye-catching.Workshops are also beautiful.
Congrats and have a nice day,
Zeynep
tedesse
(13144) 2009-01-14 3:23
Witaj!
Fantastyczna prezentacja zabudowy wsi Monsanto widziana o roznej porze roku.
Piekna kompozycja i wspaniale kolory,dobra ostrosc fotografii glownej jak i w WS.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz
jlbrthnn
(37697) 2009-01-14 3:25
Bonjour Charo,
La lumière est très généreuse, et ainsi, l'agrément est plus grand de découvrir, le décor de végétation que les habitants prennent soin de faire pousser près de leurs demeures faites de roches. Un beau travail qui refait découvrir avec bonheur ce lieu unique du Portugal. Image nette et couleurs naturelles. Bravo.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Joël
Nicou
(44571) 2009-01-14 4:14
Hello,
Superbe ensemble, cette végétation, avec les beaux pots à fleur, la roche, avec le lampadire qui donne unt rès belle couhe, mangigique iamge.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou
ymrk
(8637) 2009-01-14 6:43
Hello Charo;
This sharpen is very beautiful with your outlook are superb!
Have a nice day,TFS!
Yağmur
trekks
(14262) 2009-01-14 8:25
hi Charo
Very interesting to see the stone/rock playing such a part in this village. Building a house over and around the rock mountain is surely a way of specialized work that only skilled trade can do. Nice title for this post.
tfs, bill
jurek1951
(25900) 2009-01-14 10:11
Witaj Charo,
ladne naturalne kolory,ciekawe miejsce,dobry kadr,pozdrawiam
Jurek
gracious
(20017) 2009-01-14 10:36
Hola Charo,
I loved those creeping green plants that grown over the huge rocks here makes a nice colour contrast indeed! also with those potted flowers!
great place to pay a visit as well!
many thanks for the sharing
saludos
Tony
belido
(16341) 2009-01-14 10:54
Hola amiga,
que fachada interessante! Uma casa entre as rochas...fico imaginando como deve ser por dentro. A tomada está muito bonita, com ótimas cores e brilho (como de costume). Obrigado por compartilhar as imagens do ws, em especial a da versão de outono. Parabéns!
Saludos,
Carlos
papagolf21
(56233) 2009-01-14 11:30
Bonsoir, mon amie Charo,
Une personne qui aime les fleurs de cette façon ne peut être que bonne !
Ces trois compositions nous permettent de mieux appréhender le type de construction et découvrir cette architecture composée de pierre et de terre pour la toiture.
Une image très bien présentée et particulièrement intéressante.
Un grand merci.
Amitiés.
Philippe
gunbud
(27787) 2009-01-14 17:58
Hi Charo,
Beautiful brilliantly lit garden clinging to the ancient rocks.
This scene stands out nicely against the cloudless blue sky.
Love the old lamp post in the foreground.
Regards, Tom
sacavem
(8225) 2009-01-15 2:57
Olá Charo,
Que lindo dia de sol em Monsanto. Não é fácil apanhar um sol tão bonito.
Mais uma bela fotografia para mostrar a aldeia mais portuguesa de Portugal.
Declaro-te a embaixadora oficial de Monsanto em Espanha :)
Un abrazo,
Filipe
ChrisJ
(70099) 2009-01-15 3:39
Hi Charo
Good lighting that reveals the texture of the 2 giant boulders. I like the marvellous blue sky. Excellent sharpness & framuing. Bravo!
Dyerco
(9032) 2009-01-15 7:21
Hi Charo
I like the textures here where the leaves help to soften the rock. The exposure and DOF is spot on. It looks like there is a line with cloths pegs on it to the right of the door??
Phil
AiresSantos
(41920) 2009-01-17 5:18
Hola Charo
Fine view of this lovely village in the interior side of Portugal.
Great colours and good light management
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires
Photo Information
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Copyright: Charo Parras (Charo)
(31665) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-09-27
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: CANON EOS 400D
- Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Lugares con encanto (Places with delight), Ney's favorite pictures of Portugal!, Granite boulders serving as walls. Portugal Greece [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-01-14 2:24








