Saturday 28 June 2014

MOST PHOTOGRAPHED SITES IN PORTUGAL #5 - SÍTIO, NAZARÉ


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According to the website sightsmap.com, Portugal is one of the most photographed areas of the world. 
We wondered if some of the photos are yours? 

At 110 meters of altitude, on the small promontory of Monte Sítio, you can have one of the most amazing views over the picturesque little fishing town of Nazaré.
 
At the top sits the Ermida da Memória chapel, built by D. Fuas Roupinho after the miracle performed by Our Lady. Accordingly to legend, on a foggy day in 1182, local nobleman D. Fuas Roupinho was in pursuit of a deer when the animal disappeared off the edge of the Sítio precipice. He cried out to the Virgin for help, and his horse miraculously stopped right at cliff's edge. Believed it or not, the fact is that nowadays, the mark of one of its horseshoes is still visible.