Part of William Beckford's exile was spent at the Quinta de Monserrate in the hills of Sintra, Portugal. Here, too, he left his mark. The waterfall and Vathek's arch (above) are present day reminders of his brief tenancy (1793-1799).
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2 comments:
Hello:
How very splendid that this should remain. A reminder of an extraordinary man in, so to speak, a foreign field!
It's beautiful xx
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