Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Vila Real

The Panóias Sanctuary, located just a few a few kilometres from Vila Real is a very mystic place. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD. There are three large rocks, where several cavities of various sizes were opened and access stairs were also built. On the rock located at the entrance of the enclosure, several inscriptions were engraved, describing the ritual celebrated, the gods to whom it was dedicated and who it dedicated. One of them was destroyed, but it was reconstituted from previous readings and records. This reads: DIIS (loci) HVIVS HOSTIAE QVAE CA / DVNT HIC INMOLATVR / EXTRA INTRA QVADRATA / CONTRA CREMANTVR / SANGVIS LACICVLIS IVXTA / SVPERE FVNDITV "To the Gods and Goddesses of this sacred place. The victims sacrifice themselves, and are killed in this place. The viscera are burned in the square cavities in front. Blood is poured here to the side for the small cavities. It was established by Gaius C. Calpurnius Rufinus, a member of the senatorial order." Obviously an initiation ritual took place here with a very precise order and itinerary - the killing of the animals, the blood sacrifice, the cremation of the victims, the consumption of the flesh, the revelation of the name of the highest authority of hell, and finally the purification. In the second rock of the enclosure the initiation was repeated to a higher degree, and in the third rock, the highest, there was a small temple, where the main act of initiation took place - ritual death, burial and resurrection.

The Panóias Sanctuary, located just a few a few kilometres from Vila Real is a very mystic place. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD. There are three large rocks, where several cavities of various sizes were opened and access stairs were also built. On the rock located at the entrance of the enclosure, several inscriptions were engraved, describing the ritual celebrated, the gods to whom it was dedicated and who it dedicated. One of them was destroyed, but it was reconstituted from previous readings and records. This reads: DIIS (loci) HVIVS HOSTIAE QVAE CA / DVNT HIC INMOLATVR / EXTRA INTRA QVADRATA / CONTRA CREMANTVR / SANGVIS LACICVLIS IVXTA / SVPERE FVNDITV "To the Gods and Goddesses of this sacred place. The victims sacrifice themselves, and are killed in this place. The viscera are burned in the square cavities in front. Blood is poured here to the side for the small cavities. It was established by Gaius C. Calpurnius Rufinus, a member of the senatorial order." Obviously an initiation ritual took place here with a very precise order and itinerary - the killing of the animals, the blood sacrifice, the cremation of the victims, the consumption of the flesh, the revelation of the name of the highest authority of hell, and finally the purification. In the second rock of the enclosure the initiation was repeated to a higher degree, and in the third rock, the highest, there was a small temple, where the main act of initiation took place - ritual death, burial and resurrection.

The Panóias Sanctuary, located just a few a few kilometres from Vila Real is a very mystic place. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD. There are three large rocks, where several cavities of various sizes were opened and access stairs were also built. On the rock located at the entrance of the enclosure, several inscriptions were engraved, describing the ritual celebrated, the gods to whom it was dedicated and who it dedicated. One of them was destroyed, but it was reconstituted from previous readings and records. This reads: DIIS (loci) HVIVS HOSTIAE QVAE CA / DVNT HIC INMOLATVR / EXTRA INTRA QVADRATA / CONTRA CREMANTVR / SANGVIS LACICVLIS IVXTA / SVPERE FVNDITV "To the Gods and Goddesses of this sacred place. The victims sacrifice themselves, and are killed in this place. The viscera are burned in the square cavities in front. Blood is poured here to the side for the small cavities. It was established by Gaius C. Calpurnius Rufinus, a member of the senatorial order." Obviously an initiation ritual took place here with a very precise order and itinerary - the killing of the animals, the blood sacrifice, the cremation of the victims, the consumption of the flesh, the revelation of the name of the highest authority of hell, and finally the purification. In the second rock of the enclosure the initiation was repeated to a higher degree, and in the third rock, the highest, there was a small temple, where the main act of initiation took place - ritual death, burial and resurrection.

The Panóias Sanctuary, located just a few a few kilometres from Vila Real is a very mystic place. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD. There are three large rocks, where several cavities of various sizes were opened and access stairs were also built. On the rock located at the entrance of the enclosure, several inscriptions were engraved, describing the ritual celebrated, the gods to whom it was dedicated and who it dedicated. One of them was destroyed, but it was reconstituted from previous readings and records. This reads: DIIS (loci) HVIVS HOSTIAE QVAE CA / DVNT HIC INMOLATVR / EXTRA INTRA QVADRATA / CONTRA CREMANTVR / SANGVIS LACICVLIS IVXTA / SVPERE FVNDITV "To the Gods and Goddesses of this sacred place. The victims sacrifice themselves, and are killed in this place. The viscera are burned in the square cavities in front. Blood is poured here to the side for the small cavities. It was established by Gaius C. Calpurnius Rufinus, a member of the senatorial order." Obviously an initiation ritual took place here with a very precise order and itinerary - the killing of the animals, the blood sacrifice, the cremation of the victims, the consumption of the flesh, the revelation of the name of the highest authority of hell, and finally the purification. In the second rock of the enclosure the initiation was repeated to a higher degree, and in the third rock, the highest, there was a small temple, where the main act of initiation took place - ritual death, burial and resurrection.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town. The modern Vila Velha Museum is the result of the archaeological campaigns that have been carried out in recent years but there is as well a wide collection (especially coins) This massive golden torques is dated to the Bronze Age and must have been a symbol of power, just as a crown later.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town. The modern Vila Velha Museum is the result of the archaeological campaigns that have been carried out in recent years but there is as well a wide collection (especially coins) A deer hunter, carved in granite and excavated in a megalithic site.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town. The modern Vila Velha Museum is the result of the archaeological campaigns that have been carried out in recent years but there is as well a wide collection (especially coins) This fragment of an arch is known as the ‘Piedra Formosa de Ribalonga’ (beautiful stone of Ribalonga). It dates back to the Castro culture, which developed at the end of the Bronze Age and lasted until the 5th century BC

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town. The modern Vila Velha Museum is the result of the archaeological campaigns that have been carried out in recent years but there is as well a wide collection (especially coins)

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town. The Cathedral of Vila Real (aka Igreja de São Domingos) is the seat of the Diocese of Vila Real. The Cathedral originated in a Dominican convent founded in the 15th century in the area outside the walls of Vila Real. King John I donated land for the convent in 1421 and construction began in 1424. The construction of the convent was also sponsored by the Marquises of Vila Real , whose residence was located nearby. The church was renovated in the 16th century and, especially, in the 18th century, when the current chancel and the baroque bell tower were built. In 1834, with the extinction of the religious orders, the church became the headquarters of the parish of São Dinis and the convent was reused as barracks. In 1837 a fire destroyed the interior of the convent and part of the church's contents. In 1922, Pope Pius XI created the diocese of Vila Real , and the old church was consecrated as a Cathedral.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town.

Vila Real (population 17,500) is located on a plateau above the headland formed by the gorges of the rivers Corgo and Cabril. This is where the oldest part of the town is located, framed by the slopes of the Corgo gorge. The area has been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period. The rock sanctuary of Panóias bears witness to the presence of the Romans. However, during the migration period and the Muslim invasion, the area gradually became depopulated. At the end of the 11th century the colonisation of the region was encouraged. It was not until 1289 that a charter from King D. Dinis founded the royal town of Panóias, which became the current town.