Houses stand in the Valley of the Nuns (Curral des Freiras) on the island of Madeira.

---

Steep mountains form the valley, which locals are said to have fled to for protection during pirate raids.

---

Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Curral des Freiras, Madeira, Portugal
Photo credit: © Barry Vincent / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: clouds, cloudy, curral, day, des, eu, europe, european, freiras, green, greenery, hills, horizontal, houses, landscape, madeira, madeiran, mountains, nuns, portugal, portuguese, travel, valley