• Batalha: Battlefield

    May 22, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Batalha: a battlefield from the Hundred Years War, in which the outnumbered Portuguese won over the Castilians (Spanish). The battle lasted less than an hour and thousands died!

    A Gothic church was built in 1416 in gratitude for the victory. It is filled with light, but otherwise quite austere.Read more