Eira do Serrado site above village Curral das Freiras (Nuns valley), Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Central mountains from Curral das Freiras, Madeira

Miradouro do Cerrado das Freiras viewpoint on the huge volcanic crater that is now Lagoa Azul on Sao Miguel island, Azores Islands, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Interior of the church of the Dominican Convent (Convento das Freiras de Sao Domingos), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Elvas, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Miradouro do Cerrado das Freiras viewpoint over Lagoa Azul in Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel island, Azores Islands, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Miradouro do Cerrado das Freiras viewpoint on the huge volcanic crater that is now Lagoa Azul on Sao Miguel island, Azores Islands, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Aerial view of winding road, Curral das Freiras (Pen of the Nuns), Camara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

A view of the Curral da Freiras, a valley surrounded by high peaks near Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Europe

Curral das Freiras Beneath Eira do Serrado, Madeira, Portugal

Looking at Curral das Freiras from the Miradouro do Paredao viewpoint, Madeira. Portugal

Church in Curral das Freiras, Portugal, Madeira

Road construction in the Corral of the Nuns or Curral das Freiras, Madeira, Portugal, Europe