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Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, stairs/tiles
Martin_S. Says: Leading up to the church which sits on top of the hill is an impressive set of 686 stairs, you can see the view looking down. Just try to imagine how the religious zealots do it on their knees.The last level area or platform before you reach the church is "home" to a...
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, pillar/fountain
Martin_S. Says: The central piece of the stairway is the pillar/fountain that stands on the last platform before reaching the church on top of the mountain. The male figures crouching at the bottom still spout water from their mouths although there seems to be some "leaking" around the...
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, the statues
Martin_S. Says: Just below the church itself is the first "platform" or level area where you find a ring of statues perched on top of pillars. If I counted correctly there are 18 of these, although I have no idea who or what they depict or represent. There are no explanation signs at the...
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, the tiles and...
Martin_S. Says: Inside Santuario Nossa dos Remedios there are numerous blue tile panels depicting various religious scenes. As with so much of the blue tile work here in Portugal they are a very vibrant art form that, at least to a layman's eyes, seems super difficult to work with, but in...
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, windows
Martin_S. Says: Some of the most beautiful images from churches are the windows, usually stained glass, but here the first photo shows a window "frame" that was the most elegant of them all on the outside.
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, outside
Martin_S. Says: Some of the guide books call the Santuario Nossa dos Remedios,, the little brother of the Bom Jesus sanctuary in Braga...well it may be smaller, but it was built first back in 1750, while the other built 34 years later.If you walk up to the sanctuary, you will have to zig...
Bwana_Brown Says: The design of the stairway is exquisite, with landscaping along the sides of the beautiful granite steps and with carvings adorning each terrace. The uppermost terrace, shown here, is called the 'Court of Kings' because of the statues of royalty that encircle it.The entire...
Bwana_Brown Says: Pre-dating the birth of Portugal itself, this Gothic-style cathedral was built in 1129 by Afonso Henriques, who became the first King of Portugal a few years later. Over the years of its existance, various additions have blended in other construction styles as well. Today,...
Bwana_Brown Says: The Hotel do Parque, where we were staying just happened to be located at the very top of the famous grand staircase in Lamego. From here, we had a great view out over the city, including its treed main boulevard area at the bottom of the staircase. This was a great way to...
Bwana_Brown Says: Lamego's main claim to fame is its double staircase consisting of 686-steps ascending both sides of a broad stone boulevard leading up to the shrine of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios. Along the way are 9 terraces, some of which are beautifully decorated with 'Azulejo' ceramic...
Bwana_Brown Says: The centre of Lamego contains a beautiful treed esplanade with pools and statues down its middle. Around the perimeter are various shops and older buildings serving the needs of the many people who regularly use the square. It was great to be able to look up and see the...
Restaurante Chines Hong Fu: OK - Let's Try Chinese!
Bwana_Brown Says: On Sunday night, after our return from our day trip to the northern 'Geraz do Minho' region, we decided to play it safe and try a restaurant in downtown Lamego. After a pleasant stroll to the bottom of the 686 steps, we turned to the right off the treed esplanade onto a...
Hotel do Parque: The Hotel Bar
Bwana_Brown Says: When arriving at the Hotel do Parque, you must drive down a long tree-lined street through the forest of the park, before arriving at its reception and adjoining bar area, located directly across the plaza from the Shrine. Outside the bar, we very much enjoyed seeing the...
Bwana_Brown Says: The hotel restaurant was located in a large and bright room on the ground floor, with first class service by white coated waiters. As their literature says, "Famous for its appetizing and genuine gastronomy, the restaurant is respected for its authentic flavours and...
Bwana_Brown Says: We were still in the process of dumping our bags in our room at Hotel do Parque when we heard a bit of commotion outside our 3rd storey room. It was a hot mid-afternoon, so we soon threw our windows wide open (nice not to have screens too!) to catch the breezes and also to...
Bwana_Brown Says: Wherever you go in Portugal, you cannot avoid seeing, and being impressed by, displays made up of hand-painted ceramic tiles. This custom of decorating buildings and other structures with these 'azulejos' has been with the Portugese for over 1000 years, the result of their...
Bwana_Brown Says: When we had checked in, a wedding was in-progress so we did not particularly notice the bells in the twin towers of the next-door shrine of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios. It was only later in the afternoon, after we had climbed back up the 686 steps from town and were resting...
Bwana_Brown Says: Actually, this lizard was almost ON the beaten path because we came across it sunning itself on the rocks beside the stairway as we descended to Lamego. This is almost a macro photo, because the lizard was quite small, less than 6 inches in length. I don't know my lizards...
Bwana_Brown Says: Located in northern Portugal, not far from the Douro River valley of Port wine fame, I chose to use Lamego as a base from which we could explore this part of Portugal. We spent two nights here and, during day-trips, managed to see both the mountainous 'Geraz do Minho' region...
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Some of the most beautiful images from churches are the windows, usually stained glass, but here the first photo shows a window "frame" that was the most...
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Lamego is a very old city in northern Portugal, located near the southern boundary of the Douro River region that is noted for its Port wines. The city is located in a fertile valley below its most......
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Santuario Nossa dos Remedios, Bom Jesus big sister
Santuario Nossa dos Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies Sanctuary) here in Lamego, Portugal has an almost twin "sister" in Braga, the Bom Jesus. The first to be built was the Santuario Nossa dos Remedios...
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In Lamego you can visit a famous church. It is located on top of a hill with many stairs leading up to it. I didn't count the stairs... :) With the help of VT-member Bwana_Brown I now know the number...
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