The beautiful and mystery Quinta da Regaleira
Anyone visiting Quinta da Regaleira in Portugal dives and travels in a mysterious natural space with beautiful gardens, caves, lakes and with strong symbolism in the buildings and decorative elements related to Alchemy, the Templars, Freemasonry and also with an emphasis on the history of Portugal.
Quinta da Regaleira considered World Heritage is linked to the Portuguese magnate António Monteiro nicknamed Monteiro of millions. António Monteiro is distinguished by his scientific spirit within a vast culture and together with the Italian architect Luigi Manini, brilliantly conceived in 1910, the magnificent project of Quinta da Regaleira.
We departure from Lisbon to Quinta da Regaleira which is located in the Sintra Mountain about twenty five kilometers from Lisbon.
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The garden is an idyllic representation of the cosmos. The visitor embarks on an initiatory journey overcoming lifes’s obstacles and labyrinths in his transformation through the help of Ariadne’s thread related to Greek Mythology.
Thus the visitor feels in the garden the mystery of an underground and labyrinthine world and also the transation to a humanized spiritual consciousness represented by the great epics, such as the Greek Mythology and its gods and in particular the Templar mission of the Order of Christ and the reference to the poet Luís de Camões, one of the outstanding figures in the navigation of the history of Portugal.
The schematic map below will serve as a guide in locating the pictures of our visit to Quinta da Regaleira.
The entrance to Quinta da Regaleira is made through the old horse stables (A) where the actual ticket office is located.
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The Initiatic Well (N) is one of the main attractions of Quinta da Regaleira, twenty seven meters deep and with a monumental spiral staircase. It is a space based on Alchemy and Hermeticism where the relationship between Earth and Heaven is intensified in the sense of a new world beyond matter, that is with a new spiritual consciousness.
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When we left the Initiatic Well we entered into the galleries of the caves.
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A selfie to end the visit of Quinta da Regaleira
After the fantastic tour we went to lunch at the restaurant Curral dos Caprinos of traditional Portuguese food about five kilometers from Quinta da Regaleira.
The chosen dishes were: grilled cuttlefish and pork loin with garlic. It was very appetizing!
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The visit to Quinta da Regaleira within a cosmic environment of its garden, since the initiatic journey in search of a humanized spiritual consciousness leads us to feel the mystery and the beauty of this fantastic idyllic space.
We hope that our readers and travel lovers will also be able to visit and feel this wonderful poetic and philosophical space.
References Quinta da Regaleira
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