Visit the incredible gardens behind the Loridos wine center..
These magnificent oriental gardens are only about 10 minutes
from our bed and breakfast accomodation. The whole concept was
inspired by the destruction by the Taliban of Bamyan Buddha statues
in Afghanistan. The owner plans to keep adding to the six thousand
tons of granite Buddhas for years to come and already has large
numbers of the Terra Cotta Army from China overlooking the
beautiful lake. You will find numbers of golden buddhas too among
the arrray of Chinese and Japanese figures.
Jose Berardo also owns the JP wine company and is one of the
richest men in Portugal.
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