The Discoveries Monument celebrates Portugal's Age of Discoveries in the 15th Century. The man leading the initiative is Prince Henry the Navigator (in front, holding a ship).
Below right corner: the kneeling figure with hands in prayer represents St Francis Xavier, the missionary with the largest number of converts in church history.
Jerónimos Monastery in Belem. Below: the square cloister (55 × 55 m) of the monastery
At Fatima, just over an hour coach ride from Lisbon city. All photos shot in January 2017
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Obidos, a walled town with fortress, about an hour's drive from Lisbon.
