Thursday, June 02, 2005

PORTUGAL, Braga


Bom Jesus do Monte, a truly spectacular religious site, outside the city of Braga. The stairway and church at the top were completed in 1811, although a small shrine had existed since the 15th C. There are 565 steps to the top (we know because we climbed both down and up them) and each landing presents a new (and often unusual) theme to the pilgrim.

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