Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte

A very nice church

This church is near the tropical garden. You have to climb the stairs. I think there’s about 70 stairs. Inside the ceiling is in wood and the church is very nice. There’s a virgin which is used for pr...

Quiet Sunday visit when the carriages were not running

Sunday service was about to start so we kept our visit brief , unlike a lot of tourists who kept piling in with their cameras . The information boards provided interesting historical background. The s...

A distinctive church

Do you treat this as a church or a tourist attraction?! I simply popped my head in the door. It might well have been nice to wander round but that might depend on your religious or architectural bent....

Nice Church

This is a nice church that is not far from the top of the cable car. We struggled to initially find the steps up and walked past and around the hill that is situated on. A pleasant stroll. We found a ...

The Church of Our Lady of the Mount Monte

Point of pilgrimage, steep steps, tourists kept entering during the service to look for Emperor Charles the 1st of Austria who died here in exile, this seems disrespectful to those who are there for ...