Azulejos showing a biblical scene on the stairway to the Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego

Biblical scene depicted in azulejos (blue and white tiles) on the way to Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego

Azulejos depection of Mary and Jesus on the stairway to Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego

View over the almond blossoms to the old part of Lamego with its 11-13th century keep

Sheltering under the canopy of a cafe on a rainy day in Lamego

Looking across a square in Lamego to the 17th/18th century Sé

The ornate, sturdy looking door of the cathedral (or Se) in Lamego

The Sé in Lamego. This large Gothic Cathedral was founded in the 12th century by Afonso Henriques although most of what you see now is 16th and 17th century.

The PX on the banner represent the first two letters of Christ's name - I saw that on a TV program this morning!

A closer look at some of the azulejos (blue and white tiles) that decorate the stairway to Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios in Lamego

View of Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios from Avenida Dr A Sousa in Lamego.

There are 14 terraces with 611 steps leading up to the 18th Century church at the top.

The stairway is very similar to that of Bom Jesus in Braga