Sundown
Capela de Sta. Rita
Club Amadores de Pesca de Setúbal
Sunset 2015
Fast work
Óbidos
Óbidos
Agave americana in full bloom
Cliffs
Chestnuts
Old chestnut tree
End of an age
End of an age - School
Óbidos
Sundown Syndrome
Cabo Raso
Papoila das praias
NAZARÉ
Man at work
Man at work
North Country - The bagpipe and the young ones
Man at work
The way of the Prince
Cabo Sardão
South Country
Seixal
Palácio da Pena - lines I
Palácio da Pena - lines II
Palácio da Pena - lines III
Palácio Nacional da Pena - Figures IV
Palácio Nacional da Pena - V
Palácio da Pena VI
Palácio da Pena VII
Palácio da Pena VIII
Palácio da Pena IX
Palácio da Pena X
Palácio da Pena XI
HFF - Praia das Maçãs
Carnaval 2016
Podence - Carnaval 2016
Peniche
Peniche - II
Podence
Peniche V - European shags
Feira do Fumeiro - Vinhais
Feira do Fumeiro II - Vinhais
Feira do Fumeiro III - Vinhais
Ericeira - Chapel
Feto
Decoration or Amulet maybe both.
Praia das Maçãs
Man at work
Platano
Poppies
Jovem Cegonha
Setúbal, street.
Pinhas
Pine trees
Cork - sculpture
She
Men at work
Setúbal Summer Street decoration - I
'Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp-Or…
Albizia julibrissin
National Coach Museum -Museu dos Coches - III
National Coach Museum -Museu dos Coches - II
National Coach Museum -Museu dos Coches - I
Óbidos
Portinho - Pedra d'Anicha
Óbidos
Óbidos Castle
Mãe d'Água
The Fountain of Mãe d'Água
Mãe de Água - Water Temple
Mother of the Water
Give and take
Sintra - VIII
Sintra - VII
Amora
Sintra - VI
Deadwood
Sintra - V
Bye !
Azul
Old cross, same stars
Blue
Ferns
Sintra, Quinta da Regaleira
Alive
The silence of it
The future is past.
Free
Lunch break
Sintra - Opera
Sintra I - Alchemy
Sintra II - Byron's corner
Sintra IV -Windows
Sintra III - Waiting their turn to do the tour
Waiting again.
Óbidos IX
Óbidos VIII
Óbidos VII
HFF
No
Yes, the sun is here.
The summer sun is coming.
Óbidos, Main street
Windows of Óbidos.
Óbidos - castle portal
Porta da Vila
Óbidos
Óbidos - fashion in the Old Town
Cork III
Cork II
Cork
Serra da Estrela
... dance and fire to old Winter. 2015
Wind and Ice
Caretos 2015
Podence - Carnival 2015
Podence 2014
Balloon VIII
Balloon VII
Atlantic splendour
Balloon VI
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Mértola
The last two thousand years:
During the Migration Period, Mértola was invaded by Germanic tribes of the Sueves and the Visigoths. In this period (5th-8th centuries) commerce was reduced but still active, as evidenced by Greek tombstones from the 6th-7th centuries found in Mértola which suggest the presence of Byzantine merchants in the town.
During Classical Antiquity, Mértola was inhabited by Phoenicians, Carthaginians and finally the Romans, who called it Myrtilis Iulia. The strategic location of Mértola, on a hill by the northernmost navigable part of the Guadiana river, was crucial in its early development. Agricultural products grown in the villae nearby and valuable minerals (silver, gold and tin) obtained from the lower Alentejo region were sent from the fluvial port of Mértola via the Guadiana to Southern Hispania and the Mediterranean. The town was raised to the status of a Municipium in times of Emperor Augustus and was connected to important Roman cities (Beja, Évora) through a road system.
Mértola had a wall dating from Roman times, but the Muslims built new fortifications and, eventually, a castle to protect it from rival Muslim and Christian states. After the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba, in 1031, Mértola became an independent taifa state, until it was conquered by the taifa of Seville in 1044-1045. Between 1144 and 1150 the town was again seat of an independent state led by Ibn Qasi, a mystic and skilled military leader who unified Southern Portugal and fought the power of the Almoravides. The independence of the region, however, was soon ended by an invading Almohad army. The most important remnant from the Islamic period of Mértola is its mosque, built in the second half of the 12th century and later turned into a church, but which still preserves many of its original characteristics.
In 1238, in the context of the Reconquista, the town was conquered by Portuguese King Sancho II, putting an end on centuries of Islamic domination in the Mértola region. The town was donated to the Knights of the Order of Santiago, a Military Order that played a vital role in the Christian conquest of Southern Portugal.
During the Migration Period, Mértola was invaded by Germanic tribes of the Sueves and the Visigoths. In this period (5th-8th centuries) commerce was reduced but still active, as evidenced by Greek tombstones from the 6th-7th centuries found in Mértola which suggest the presence of Byzantine merchants in the town.
During Classical Antiquity, Mértola was inhabited by Phoenicians, Carthaginians and finally the Romans, who called it Myrtilis Iulia. The strategic location of Mértola, on a hill by the northernmost navigable part of the Guadiana river, was crucial in its early development. Agricultural products grown in the villae nearby and valuable minerals (silver, gold and tin) obtained from the lower Alentejo region were sent from the fluvial port of Mértola via the Guadiana to Southern Hispania and the Mediterranean. The town was raised to the status of a Municipium in times of Emperor Augustus and was connected to important Roman cities (Beja, Évora) through a road system.
Mértola had a wall dating from Roman times, but the Muslims built new fortifications and, eventually, a castle to protect it from rival Muslim and Christian states. After the fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba, in 1031, Mértola became an independent taifa state, until it was conquered by the taifa of Seville in 1044-1045. Between 1144 and 1150 the town was again seat of an independent state led by Ibn Qasi, a mystic and skilled military leader who unified Southern Portugal and fought the power of the Almoravides. The independence of the region, however, was soon ended by an invading Almohad army. The most important remnant from the Islamic period of Mértola is its mosque, built in the second half of the 12th century and later turned into a church, but which still preserves many of its original characteristics.
In 1238, in the context of the Reconquista, the town was conquered by Portuguese King Sancho II, putting an end on centuries of Islamic domination in the Mértola region. The town was donated to the Knights of the Order of Santiago, a Military Order that played a vital role in the Christian conquest of Southern Portugal.
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