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Fountain
A relief on an early Renaissance water basin with the coat-of-arms of the monastery.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
The interior of the church is empty, corresponding to the Cistercian order, but huge! The main nave is 106 m long.
Room of the Kings
Room of the kings is full of statues of kings. The tiles depict the monastery history.
Claustro Real
The royal cloister was built by architect Fernão de Évora in 1448-1477.
History of Lisbon
A complete Lisbon history in one passage. Mural by Nuno Saraiva. Every city should have a mural like this one.
Óbidos
13th century castle, and one can walk on the walls.
Óbidos
View of the town from the castle walls.
Óbidos
Calcada da Misericordia
Fountain Hall
Gothic fountain hall in the cloister.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Refectory, where the monks had their daily meals.
The kitchen
What a kitchen! Built and covered with tiles in the 18th century. A channel carried water from Alcoa river directly through the kitchen (!) to get fresh water and fish.
Cloister of Silence
This cloister was built under King Dinis I (1261-1325). The Manueline top floor is from early 16th century.
Gargoyle in the cloister
A rather interesting gargoyle.
Chapter House
Statue of S. Gregorivs Magn in the Chapter House.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Some old inscriptions on the cloister walls.
Cloister of Silence
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
This is the oldest gothic building in Portugal, and still the largest church in the country.
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Founded in 1153 by Afonso Henriques and built in 1178-1252. The facade was added later, of course.
Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
The monastery was built to celebrate the 1385 victory over the Castilians. The church was built between 1386 and 1517.
Founder's Chapel
The chapel was built in 1426-1434 by Huguet to become the first royal pantheon in Portugal.
Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
What an insane attention to detail!
Claustro Real
Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory
What a magnificent cathedral!
Capelas Imperfeitas
Insanely beautiful detail.
Capelas Imperfeitas
Ah, the famous Unfinished Chapels, commissioned in 1437 by Dom Duarte.
Capelas Imperfeitas
The portal was originally Gothic and transformed by Mateus Fernandes into Manueline style (1509).
Capelas Imperfeitas
Capelas Imperfeitas
King Manuel I dedicated this portal to King Edward and the motto "Leauté faray tam yaserei" means "I will always be loyal".
Convento de Cristo in Tomar
The Romanesque round church was built in the second half of the 12th century by the Knights Templar.
Convento de Cristo in Tomar
São Cristóvão - Saint Christopher (1484-1500)
Claustro Principal
A very 16th century Renaissance cloister.
Janela do Capítulo
The famous Manueline Window of the Chapter House (1510-1513).
Refectory
Pulpit in the Refectory, which was build in 1535-1536. Royal coat of arms... and some strange faces.
Cistern
One of the many cisterns in the Monastery.
Claustro de Santa Bárbara
And one of the many cloisters in the Monastery, this one was built in the 16th century.
Room of discoveries
Ceiling in the Room of Discoveries by Bernardo António de Oliveira Góis (c. 1770-c. 1820) and Cyrillo Volkmar Machado (1748-1823).
Marble Hallway
Doors in one of the cloister
I don't quite get these doors, to be honest.
Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is.
Palácio Nacional de Mafra
One of the largest royal palaces, this one was commissioned by João V and built in 1717-1755. And yes, there is wildfire smoke in the background.
Palácio Nacional de Mafra
Monserrate
In 1846, Francis Cook, the 1st Viscount of Monserrate, built this Gothic-Indian-Moorish-shiny-pretty palace.
Convento dos Capuchos
The Door of Death is the entrance to the monastery.
Convento dos Capuchos
The convent is built around/between boulders, so the interior is very intriguing.
Cascais
Not quite sure what to think of this place. Diverse or messy? Eclectic or mismatched? This certainly was a wonderful place. Now - not so much.