There aren't many Victorian gardens left in the world. But the Quinta do Palheiro gardens is one of them. The Victorians' passion for symmetrical flower beds and neat little boundary hedges - allied here with the Portuguese love of box and lavender - is given full rein. Note also the perfectly cambered paths and alleyways all set by hand with beach pebbles. Nineteenth-century workmanship at its best! The fresh, upland setting makes for a good day out. I shall recommend the gardens to my students. - Jút Yårn (Prof)