8 days in Portugal-5-11 to 5/18/2022
| Day 1-Lisbon Arrival/Igreja Sao Cristovao Praça da Figueira, Confeitaria National Praça de Comércio Streets in Baixa and Alfama Dinner at Farol De Santa Luzia |
Day 2-Lisbon Lisbon Cathedral Church De Sao Vincente de Fora Lisbon National Pantheon Lunch at Time Out Market Walking around Dinner at Boi-Cavalo |
Day 3-Lisbon Belém Tower Upper level Jeronimos Monastery Upper level/High Choir Church of Santa Maria Dinner at Basque |
Day 4-Faro Old town Old town continuation Church of San Pedro Dinner at Villa Adentro |
Day 5-Faro/Albufeira Farmer Market Sao Rafael Beach Lunch at Rocha Palha Old town, Albufeira Stoll in Faro Dinner at Pigs & Cows |
Day 6-Faro |
Day 7-Beja/Lisbon
Lunch-Adega 25 Abril |
Day 8-Peniche/Lisbon |
Day 2- Basilica de Santa Maria Maior (Sé de Lisboa) continuation-5/12/2022
We are now on the first floor on the right side of the Cathedral. The Cathedral has three aisles with a Romanesque transept.
We are going toward the central nave which behind these tall colonnades.
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Wooden pew chairs in front of the center nave.
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Tall colonnades leading to the central Nave.
The center nave is in the far end.
The transept space still remain the original Romanesque vaults, but during the revivalist restoration of the 20th century archways were added at the extremities of the arms of the cross, as well as two stained glass window representing the patrons of Lisbon, Saint Vincent and Saint Anthony.
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The central nave is taller than the sides and has a gallery of arcades. The central painting is depicting the Assumption of the Virgin in the chancel.
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Ceiling details.
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We are now going into the deambulatory and the radiant chapels, built in Gothic style.
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Virgin Mary chapel.
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Saint Sebastian Chapel
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Chapel
We are now in the chapel of St. Cosmas and St. Damian with two magnificent Gothic tombs of the 14th century. They hold the remains of Lopo Fernandes Pacheco (on the left) and on the right is his second wife Maria Vilaloboas and two small polychrome wood carving of St. Cosmas and St. Damian, twin brothers of Arab origin who exercised free of charge medicine with the intention of spreading the Faith of Christ.
There are three outstanding Gothic tombs from the mid-14th century. This one tomb belongs to Lopo Fernandes Pacheco, 7th Lord of Ferreira de Aves, a nobleman at the service of King Afonso IV.
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His laying figure appears holding his sword and is guarded by a dog.
His wife, Maria de Vilalobos, appears over her tomb reading a Book of Hours
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Book of Hours is Christian Devotional book used to pray the canonical hours. The use of a book of hours was especially popular in the Middle Ages and as a result, they are the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.
The third tomb belongs to an unidentified royal princess.
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Closer look at the tomb.
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There is a little dog a her feet and the all tombs are decorated with coats-of-arms
We are now almost finish with our tour and we are on our way out.
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La Pieta sculpture
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Protected by a gilded wrought iron railing, the Baptistery has occupied the same place since the foundation of the Cathedral of Lisbon, although is was redone in the 17th century. Numerous illustrious personalities of Portuguese history were baptized.
The interior is covered with several tile panels representing scenes of the life of Chris and sacred allegories such as the Baptism of Christ, the Holy Trinity, the Purification, and the Sermon of St. Anthony to the Fish. Executed in the workshop of master P.M.P in the 18th century.
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View of the exit from the center Nave.
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That is the end of the visit and we are exiting the Cathedral.
NEXT... Igreja De Sao Vincente de Fora
