King Umberto II of Italy lived for 37 years in this house facing the Atlantic. He came to Portugal during WWII and was never allowed to return to his country. He died in 1983 and the house is now part of the complex of the Grande Real Villa Italia Hotel.
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LIFE Magazine, 1951:
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Goodness that's interesting JM.. I would imagine the seating arrangement at a banquet could be a bit of a nightmare for the host :)
What an interesting bit of history. He was exiled to a lovely house.
A very interesting post. Thanks for sharing. The hotel nowadays looks so good. Love the big balcony.
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Such a misleading title for such a magnificent building!
i'd not want to be known for that, but it is beautiful!
I have seen worse dwelling for exiled people...
I do agree with the others, JM, it is a fascinating post and history! Your captures are superb as always and, as always, I wish you a wonderful week!
hee hee... King Umberto was "just dying" to get out of there!
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Wonderful photos! Really lovely villa!
Lovely "little" villa.
That's incredible...
Not a bad place to be exiled to.
Great post! So the exiled royalty confirms you're leaving in a perfect corner of the world!
I wouldn't mind being exiled there!
beautiful houses!!! very well captured.
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Didn't know so many members of royalty had did in Portugal. It's a lovely hotel now!
A bit of European history.
Much grief and anger must have been hidden behind those royal walls!
That's huge.
Oi, the "royal morgue." Such an interesting piece of history.
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