My other self is busy running a blogging challenge this month, and thanks to multiple geometric tiles shared by other bloggers it has inspired me to delve into my album of our final Portuguese adventure together. We had a wonderful time in Alentejo, although there were a couple of days when everything was a bit too orange!
Some of you may recall me first telling you about the orangeness of Castro Verde soon after our visit in March 2022. It was caused by a Saharan dust cloud covering the Iberian peninsula. Not the first time we had experienced this phenomena but certainly the most orange one!
It wasn’t great being outside in it, and so when I spotted that this church, was open we popped inside for a respite from the dust. Immediately, as in many Portuguese churches, we were overwhelmed with the splendour. So many different styles from different periods including Baroque altars, religious imagery, azulejos and paintings depicting the Battle of Ourique. The original church dates from the Middle Ages but it has undergone significant reconstruction and renovation in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Whilst it is not my favourite church I have visited in Castro Verde we were so glad to be able to peek inside. The tiles captured our attention as always and it was fascinating to have a glimpse of the battle high up on the walls.
My shot of one of the few windows has also enabled me to contribute to Geometric January.
Lovely church I enjoyed these images
thank you 🙂
Yes, that Saharan dust can change so much. The churches can be very grandiose but have a beauty that I feel geometric angles help us appreciate if not so devotional! Glad you found the photos and the memories together and sharing. I like the Alentejo but not so much in full heat of summer. Our annual sheep and cheese fair trip is due soon in the lovely Roman town of Serpa.
oh Serpa is wonderful, we really liked it when we visited. I agree though the Alentejo plains are best avoided in the summer
Beautifully written well shared 👏
thank you so much
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Love the colour and remember the Sahara dust well. The interior is quite lovely 😀
the strangeness of the orange tends to stick around and not just in the memory!
Not still fining it in your luggage?
took ages to clean the car, and as for my walking boots!!
Almost as bad as taking the kids to the beach. Sand everywhere in the car for weeks after 🙄
and parts one never mentions!
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I love the interior of this church. It’s so pretty. The blue tiles are gorgeous.
one of my favourite things about Portugal are their tiles. We have a few but I’d love to be able to have more
I remember the orange from the time. Great tiles, as always in that part of the world.
thanks Anabel – I think the orange will remain with me for a long time!
Castro Verde is lovely. I haven’t seen a sky that orange. We’ve had only a couple of minor incidents in the Algarve in recent times.
It was a very weird few days
Beautiful post, I loved the Portugal photographs… Orange really interesting. Thank you dear BeckyB. Love, nia
so glad you like them 🙂
I remember you commenting on Orange at the time, because we were accustomed to this from our days in France (though it tended to be reddish there). Orange photos tend to look like Box Brownie shots from the 1980s!
I remember those days . . .and yes definitely orange rather than red
The tiles are really intriguing.
I love this type of Portuguese tile, and this town has lots of them.
PS I have moved your wonderful vanishing across to today’s challenge post as this is my Portuguese blog. No problem leaving a link here but few other challengers will see it. So I have copied it across 🙂
Thank you, Becky. Yes, I was in a hurry. My back appreciates walks and I wanted to get one in before it got dark again.
wise to put back before geometry!
I might have become a morning person and go for a walk before going to work. 😓
oooh that’s hard if you are not a morning person – are lunchtimes ever a possibility?
It’s probably not sustainable but i have to something before I go to school because teaching seems to be pain inducing.
I feel for you, and really hope you’re find an exercise solution
Thanks.