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The Chapel of Bones (Zoom in to see detail).

and bones. A Franciscan monk decided to build this in the sixteenth
century; his purpose was to show that life is transitory One can see
workers meticulously repairing and maintaining the bones throughout
the chapel – not for the squeamish, but interesting.

Our bus took us through the arid Alentejo Plain with groves of cork and
eucalyptus to the Algarve, the southernmost point in Portugal and a
favourite tourist destination. Our hotel overlooked the rugged Atlantic
Ocean. We drove to the promontory of Sagres, a good surfing beach,
where Henry the Navigator lived and planned his overseas expeditions.
Then on to Cape St. Vincent, the southwestern corner of continental
Europe, high on cliffs above the rough and angry Atlantic – a very
dramatic setting. We stopped for some shopping in pretty Lagos, with
its tourist-friendly beaches.

The next day we returned to Lisbon via the lush and green Serra dá
Arrabida Park and across the Vasco Da Gama Bridge, which is the longest
in Europe. We explored the Chiado area, containing a mix of the old
and the new – bohemian shops and modern theatres and stores, and
the ruins of a monastery – only the shell remains.
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