Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London, A. & C. Black · leaf 51
oad at thetop of the Augustias Hill stands the Quinta Vigia ;the name means a look-out place or watch-post,and no doubt the vUla was so called because thegrounds command a fine position, the terrace wallending with a sheer descent 100 feet or more downto the sea. The garden has a fine view of… … VILLA GARDENS WEST OF FUNCHAL 25 quinta, and since then the property has hadvarious owners. Though the garden is nowneglected, as the villa has been uninhabited for someyears, the trees remain, and together with thosebelonging to the adjoining Quinta das Augustiason the one side, and those of the…
Flowers · Gardens
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