Queluz / 奎樂茲

奎樂茲隸屬辛特拉市，從里斯本開車只要二十分鐘左右。本來我們也沒有計畫去拜訪奎樂茲皇宮，但因為前往辛特拉的火車罷工，而維多非常堅持我們一定要當天去辛特拉，他請了他的計程車司機朋友幫忙，善良的司機伯伯幫我們加了路上的這個行程。

Queluz is a city located in the Sintra Municipality. It takes about 20 minutes by car to reach there from Lisbon. We hadn't planned to visit the Queluz National Palace. However, the train service to Sintra was disconnected because of a strike that day, and Vitor insisted that we go to Sintra on the very day. He asked for help from his taxi driver friend, who kindly added the palace to our agenda. 

小朋友們剛好校外教學‧‧‧

I ran into the children that were on their field trip...

The palace is one of the largest Rococo buildings in Europe built in the 18th century. 

奎樂茲皇宮建於十八世紀，是歐洲最大的洛可可建築。

奎樂茲皇宮被比成葡萄牙的凡爾賽宮。不過它比凡爾賽秀氣，而且風格不同，凡爾賽宮走的是巴洛克風。

The Queluz National Palace is compared to Portugal's Versailles. But compared with the majestic, Baroque-style Versailles, the palace is far smaller and more exquisite. 

哈莫河流過奎樂茲皇宮，連運河的牆上都以精緻的磁磚藝術裝飾。

Jamor River flows through the palace. The walls of the canal are decorated with blue tile art. 

皇宮原為皇家避暑勝地，但後來唐佩卓國王和他的外甥女瑪莉亞皇后成婚，爾後唐佩卓過世，瑪莉亞皇后精神狀況每況愈下，奎樂茲皇宮便成為她幽閉的禁地。

The palace functioned as a summer treat for Dom Pedro of Braganza, who later married his niece Queen Maria. After he passed away, she was incarcerated in the palace because of her worsening madness. 

皇宮奢華的建築風格反映葡萄牙在巴西淘金時期的奢華，也顯現上流社會放蕩浮誇的生活，許多藝術家和工匠被聘來滿足暴發戶貴族的需求。

The architectural style of the palace reflects the extravagance of Portuguese culture following the discovery of gold in Brazil in 1690. It also reflects the carefree and flamboyant lifestyle of the newly-enriched aristocrats, who hired many artists and craftsmen to satisfy their needs. 

唐佩卓有虔誠的宗教信仰，他過世之後，瑪莉亞皇后幾乎完全待在小教堂裡，直到1807年皇室因法國入侵葡萄牙被迫逃到西班牙。

Religion was of great interest to Dom Pedro. After his death, the chapel became Queen  Maria's permanent retreat until the escape to Brazil in 1807 because of French's invasion into Portugal. 

其實皇宮逛起來也不小喔！

The palace isn't that small because it takes about an hour to walk around inside...

室內也要來點磁磚裝潢‧‧‧

The tile decoration is seen practically everywhere...