Hey, hey! This is @gabrielatravels, and I am excited to bring you a brand new edition of #TravelDigest! 鉂わ笍
Today's post is going to take you on a virtual tour with stops on a palace in Germany, a festival in Portugal, and a fortress in Morocco. We also have the honourable mentions, where you can get a few more travel postcards from Venezuela, Slovenia, Cuba, Philippiness, and Indonesia, so don't forget to check these posts too! 馃槉
The Munich Residenz isn't just a palace. It's the largest city palace in Germany. What began as a modest castle in 1385 slowly evolved over the next five centuries as successive rulers expanded and redesigned it. Each generation wanted to leave its own mark, resulting in an extraordinary mix of Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical architecture.
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The location near the hillside greatly facilitates this first contact with the event, with the vegetation of the Serra da Santa Justa surrounding the entire area and creating a natural separation from the city further down in the valley. I didn't have that feeling of entering a typical traditional fair like many others I've had the opportunity to visit. The atmosphere is different, calmer, perhaps because it's a very recent event, and the very presence of the ruins reminds us that this space has an ancient connection to that territory.
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One of the top attractions in Rabat is the Kasbah of the Udayas, an ancient fortress that overlooks the spot where the Bou Regreg River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Construction on the kasbah began in the 12th century during the Almohads' rule, and later the Udayas tribe made it their home, giving the fortress its name. Today, the kasbah has the charm of a small, fairy-tale town.
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