Part of the walls of the citidal of Chaves, a very pleasant little town, they have hot springs here same as our village back in France, and like Lamalou first discovered by the Romans .
The Pont Romana, built by the Romans in AD 104.
A Roman milestone on the bridge.
A new bridge over the river. I wonder if this will still be standing in 2000 years?
We then drove over the mountains into the Minho region of Portugal and the city of Braga. We stayed in the 5 star Melia, it was not very good, which I suppose is the reason we could to afford it.
After the worst evening meal of the trip, the worst breakfast and the worst nights sleep, we could'nt turn the heating down it just kept pumping out the heat all night long, we had the desk fella up twice but he could'nt do anything, they do say things happen in threes, we get them all at once. Pic is the funicular up to Bom Jesus, which was worth the awfull night, a truly inspiring place
The Bom,Jesus do Monte, this is the staircase you accend to get to the church at the top, the really devout go up on their knees. At Easter I be leave they have paramedics on hand to deal with all the damaged knees.
The church has just been cleaned, they have just started to work their way down the stairs cleaning the walls and statues.
This is what you see after you get to the top, the main alterpiece.
And the famous crucification scene in a side chapel.
Looking down part of the staircase.
I think this is one of the most unforgettable sights I have ever seen, well worth the journey.
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