The Palácio de São Lourenço, through the Museological Area-Office of the Representative of the Republic for the RAM, joins the Palaces Day for the second time, which is celebrated today, July 19th.
On this day, on the initiative of the Network of European Royal Residences, cultural institutions (museums, palaces, cultural spaces, libraries and others) and their audiences are invited to discover the palaces of Europe and share images, tweets about their history, their wealth and their experiences on social media.
Anyone interested can participate by simply sharing their best photographs of the Palácio de São Lourenço on July 19th on social media with the hashtag #PalaceDay.
These images may be taken before or during visits to the Palace on the 19th, at 10am and 3pm, which are, as usual, free of charge. The Network of European Royal Residences requests that the official accounts of the event be tagged for greater visibility: @PalaceDay (Instagram) and @Palace_Day (X, formerly known as Twitter), as well as the use of the hashtag #PalaceDay and, if desired, the English language in the post, as this is an international event.
“We hope that everyone will contribute to this being a dynamic exchange between visitors to the Palácio de São Lourenço and its communities”, informs the Museological Area-Office of the Representative of the Republic for the RAM.
More about the Palace of São Lourenço:
In the past, it was temporarily the residence of members of the Portuguese royal family passing through Madeira. In 1817, the Austrian princess Maria Leopoldina, recently married to Prince D. Pedro – future King D. Pedro IV of Portugal and first Emperor of Brazil – stayed here during her short stay of 3 days in Funchal, on her way to Brazil, where the Portuguese court was then located.
Prince Luís (future King of Portugal, Luís I), an officer in the Royal Navy in command of the Corvette Bartolomeu Dias, spent 20 days in Madeira in 1858, returning the festivities in his honour on the eve of his departure with a reception at the Palácio de S. Lourenço. During the royal visit to Madeira in 1901, D. Carlos and D. Amélia stayed in what was then the Royal Palace, which had been prepared for that purpose.