Miradouro Santa Luzia: Igreja de Santiago

The small church of Santiago was where explorer Christopher Columbus married his Portuguese wife Filipa Perestrelo in 1479. It dates from the 1100s, but was almost completely rebuilt after the earthquake in 1755. It’s found between the castle and the Santa Luzia viewpoint, and is the starting point of the Portuguese Way of Caminho Santiago. It has a plain façade and a single bell tower, but holds several treasures inside, especially the remarkably gilded altarpiece and the 19th-century tile panels illustrating the "Mysteries of the Life of the Virgin.”

Hop off to the Stop called Miradouro Santa Luzia to visit this church.