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聖堂のモダンな解釈。非常に広々としており、祭壇をはっきりと見渡せます。

あなたの信念に関係なく、これはあなたの旅をハイライトするのに最適な場所です。自転車から降りる必要があるため、必ず開始または終了にしてください。すぐ向かいには、中庭とロザリオの聖母大聖堂の景色があります。

ドイツの彫刻家ロベルト・シャートによるファティマの十字架は、私たちの時代の、体が十字架と融合する禁欲的な、繊細に上昇する鋼鉄の十字架です。この彫刻は厚壁のコルテン鋼で作られており、乾燥した気候では明るい赤褐色を呈し、雨や湿気のある場所ではほぼ黒くなります。酸化により非常に自然なキャラクターが生まれます - 鋼は人間が年を取るように、古くなることが許されます。高さ34メートルのこの十字架は、おそらく世界で最も高い十字架でしょう。2007年8月に、記念碑的な三位一体教会と巡礼広場の再設計の建設に関連して設置されました。

フィゲイラ・ダ・フォスの時計塔（Torre do Relógio）は、アベニーダ・マルジナル（海岸遊歩道）沿いにある、モダンなスタイルの印象的な23メートルのランドマークです。この塔は町のビーチの景観を特徴づけており、この塔のおかげでビーチはプライア・ド・レロジオとしても知られています。

Penela Castle stands atop the rocky outcrop that gave it its name (peñela, "small stone hill"), dominating the town with imposing walls and towers dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. Founded in the 11th century by D. Sesnando Davides, it formed part of the Mondego defensive line, and its walls still reach 19 meters in height today. From the original fortress arose the castle that later served as a keep. On the walls, facing the Serra da Lousã mountain range, stand out arrow slits and loopholes, marks of its long military life, from arrows to firearms. Penela preserves three historical entrances: the Porta da Vila (Town Gate), the evocative Porta da Traição (Gate of Treason), with its double opening and Moorish inspiration, and the Porta do Relógio (Clock Gate), a reminder of the old breach where two towers collapsed in the 1755 earthquake. In short, a castle small in form, but enormous in history.

Although there are references to its existence as early as the High Middle Ages, what remains today dates from the late 14th century. Within the walls are remains of the old Medieval Palace, where the death of Dona Inês de Castro was reportedly decided, as well as the Church of Santa Maria da Alcáçova, founded in 1095 but restored in the 16th century. During the Arab occupation, materials imported from Córdoba arrived at Montemayur Castle, including capitals dating back to the Caliphate period, one of which is now part of the collection of the Machado de Castro National Museum in Coimbra. Later, the castle would play a recognized strategic role during the Christian reconquest of the territory. (Source: www.turismodocentro.pt)

Penela Castle is a medieval fortress with an irregular plan and winding outline, stretching from north to south taking advantage of the natural cliff, so that the walls vary in height between 7 and 19 metres. It was part of the Mondego defensive line during the Christian Reconquista.

I visited in mid-June 2025 and was surprised at how much water was still running. How nice that we had a rainy winter.