J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Catedral

Viseu Cathedral is a Latin cross church with a three-aisled nave, transept and three Eastern chapels. The main façade is flanked by two towers. The outer, lateral walls of the church have a heavy, menacing appearance, typical of Portuguese mediaeval cathedrals, being partially decorated with merlons. In the interior, all aisles are of approximately equal height, resembling a hall church. The stone rib vaulting is supported by massive pillars and was built between 1505 and 1513, being an outstanding example of Manueline architecture. Some ribs of the roof (liernes) are shaped like twisted ropes and knots, typical Manueline decorative motifs

Elvas Its foundation is lost in the mist of the centuries. What is beyond doubt is that its origin is very remote, because the Carthaginians, the Romans, the Alans, the Suevi and the Moors, when they came to the peninsula, had already heard of this village. The Helvios, people of Celtic Gaul, prior to the first mentioned, attracted by the mild climate of Lusitania, would have inhabited it about 1000 BC. Ver /Cf/See www.cialmendres.com WELCOME BACK, the peace and the sky remain.