Renaissance Altar in Coimbra Cathedral

Thought it was interesting because the apostles are actually tilting their heads, as if literally listening to what Christ is saying. Nice touch.

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Coimbra to Porto

July 18th 2013
Spent the morning seeing the two main sights in Coimbra, the University that towers over town, and the equally impressive Old Cathedral. As with so many towns in Europe, though, the best sights literally sit at the highest point in town, and that usually means basically hiking up really intense looking streets that just go up and up. Not the best way to start the day, but at least you're rewar ... read more

Europe » Portugal » Northern » Porto

Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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