The tragic and forbidden love story of Pedro and Inês
Hi guys, Last February, André and I decided to visit the city of Coimbra, located in the North of Portugal, where the famous Portuguese love story of Prince D. Pedro and Inês de Castro took place. The tragic and forbidden love story This true love story happened long before Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet . A story of love and tragedy that, who knows, could have been the inspiration for the Shakespeare's romance. Pedro and Inês; Source: https://www.livingtours.com/pt/blog/pedro-e-ines-conhece-a-historia-de-amor-mais-tragica-de-portugal.html This love story takes place at "Quinta das Lágrimas" (Estate of Tears), a famous garden in Coimbra, once inhabited by the Portuguese nobility. The estate had very lush and famous hunting grounds, often visited by many kings and emperors of Europe. Prince Pedro, the son of King Afonso IV, was the heir to the Portuguese throne. When he was 19, his father had him marry Constança of Castile (Spain) in order to
