Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Rubiães

Rubiães is more than just one of the many hamlets along the way. There is a clean and nice "alberge", a bar and restaurant - and the "Igreja de São Pedro" - a romanesque church with some later addons. Surounded by old graves and (right) a roman milestone.

The old roman road, that was constructed around 100 aC, runs from (today) Braga to (today) Ourense. In Rubiães the roman engineers left this bridge over the little stream. It is still in use.

The portal of the little church has an unsusal feature. The middle columns right and left are fully carved figures. This is often seen at romanesque (and gothic) cathedrals, but I never found that at such a small "chapel". Maybe they are Archangle Gabriel (left) and Virgin Mary (right), at least that is, what the sign told me. The church is placed directly on the old roman road, which later (and today again) was used as "caminho" to Santiago. Unfortunately it was locked, like most churches in Portugal and Spain.