Pena Palace Sintra -PORTUGAL

 

The Palace of La Pena
    In Portugal, the magnificent Palacio de la Pena is one of the greatest examples of 19th century romanticism.

    Located on the Mount of La Pena, the Palace was built on the site of a former convent of monks of the Order of São Jerónimo. It is the figment of the imagination of D. Fernando Saxe Coburgo-Gotha, who married in 1936 with Queen D. Maria II. In love with Sintra, he had decided to become the owner of the convent and the land surrounding it in order to build the summer palace of the royal family.

Stamp:

• Marble Figurines of Estremoz

Country:
    Portugal
Series:
    Alentejo-Algarve Self-Adhesive - Reprints 2019

Themes:
    Glass and Earthenware | Tourism
Issued on:
    2019-05-13

Greetings from Finland

 

Thanks to Tita from postcrossing  sent  14.11.2021

Stamps from  right to left 

• Dog and Snowflakes

Country:
    Finland
Series:
    First Snow (2021)
Themes:
    Dogs | Snow
Issued on:
    2021-11-03   

• Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
  

Country:
    Finland
Series:
    Birds 2017 - Arctic
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Birds | Ducks
Issued on:
    2017-05-09

NACIMIENTO PATAGONIA-ARGENTNA

 Thanks to Julio from facebook direct swap , sent 04/2013

Stamps from top to down

• Mina Clavero, Cordoba

Country:
    Argentina
Series:
    UP - Tourist Attractions
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Donkeys | Landscapes | Mammals | Rivers
Issued on:
    2008-09-06

• Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz
  

Country:
    Argentina
Series:
    UP - Tourist Attractions
Catalog codes:
    Gz (Cefiloza) AR 3124Ca
Themes:
    Glaciers | Landscapes | National Parks | Tourism | UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Issued on:
    2009

Russia

 Thanks to Nadezhda from postcrossing  sent 30 October 2021

Stamps from right to left

• Assumption Cathedral, Omsk
  

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    Assumption Cathedral, Omsk
Themes:
    Churches - Cathedrals - Basilicas - Chapels
Issued on:
    2018-07-25

• Bank of Russia - Fifty Kopek Coin, 1924

Country:
    Russia
Series:
    150th Anniversary of the Bank of Russia
Themes:
    Anniversaries and Jubilees | Banks | Coins
Issued on:
    2010-09-22

Beautiful Bruges

 

Thank you Parisse for the nice card  sent 3 -11 -2021

    Bruges is home of historical, artistic and architectural wonders. The museums are overflowing with works of art from the Flemish Primitives to the great contemporary artists. In the city center, there are monasteries and beautiful residences such as the perfectly preserved Hof Bladelin. Bruges was a textile center in the 13th century, and although today the city is a major tourist destination, it has retained its medieval charm with its many canals and richly decorated houses. The historic district, which is only accessible on foot, is bristling with arrows and gothic flourishes. The friendly inhabitants of the capital of West Flanders have no trouble impressing tourists, as they are proud to show off their city's best features, such as the Groeninge Museum, the Church of Our Lady, the Belfry and the Market Hall.

Stamp

• Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2021 - Endangered Species

Country:
    France
Series:
    Europa (C.E.P.T.) 2021 - Endangered Species
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Antelopes | Butterflies | C.E.P.T. / Europe | Insects | Lynx | Mammals | Wild Cats
Issued on:
    2021-05-25

München

 

Thanks to Stefan for the card , sent 01.11.2021

    Munich (München in German) means "home of the monks", a name that stems from the Benedictine monastery founded in the area around the mid-8th century. While there is evidence of settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period, and the wider region of Bavaria has a history entwined in the Roman Empire, the first time that Munich was mentioned by in a document was in 1158, and this date is generally accepted as its foundation.

 

stamps from right to left :

• Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Country:
    Germany, Federal Republic
Series:
    Germany´s Most Beautiful Panoramas 2019
Themes:
    Townscapes / City Views
Issued on:
    2019-04-04   

•  Zinnia
  

Country:
    Germany, Federal Republic
Series:
    Flowers definitives (2005-present)
Themes:
    Flowers | Plants (Flora)
Issued on:
    2020-04-02

Schones WEIMAR

Thanks to Sylvia for the nice card sent March 2021.
     A residential city in the center of Europe where ideas and works of art were born that have spread throughout the world. Today the famous names of the past still resound: Goethe and Schiller. Bach and Liszt. Modernity and the Bauhaus. Wide open spaces, open squares and narrow streets, the houses of Goethe and Schiller, museums and castles - the history of European culture concentrated in a very small area and honored by UNESCO with a World Heritage Site.

    However, Weimar remains true to its identity today. Vibrant, dynamic and internationally oriented - visitors discover art and culture, music and history, light music and young creativity with enthusiasm. Alongside all the splendors of the city of culture, places of remembrance remind us of the dark times in Weimar's history. The Ettersberg memorial is dedicated to presenting the atrocities of the Buchenwald concentration camp and the depths of social exclusion and violence.

Stamp:

• Friedrich Ebert, President, 150th Birth Anniversary
  

Country:
    Germany, Federal Republic
Themes:
    Famous People | Headgear | Heads of State | Politicians
Issued on:
    2021-02-04