Abbey on the horizon


An amazing shot of the northern French abbey, Mont St Michel, from a distance.

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At the end of the Camino de Santiago, a famous pilgrimage route leading through northern Spain is this impressive Cathedral which today hails from the year 1075 AD. This is at the entrance to the Capela dos Ossos in the city of Evora in Portugal. The macabre nature of the chapel is well and truly masked by the opulent detail which welcomes you. A look inside the Capela dos Ossos, or Chapel of Bones, located in the Portuguese city of Evora. Features a warning at the entrance: “We, the bones that are here, await yours." This is a photo of one of the famous Barbary Apes of Gibraltar, sitting precariously against the backdrop of the nearby Spanish countryside. This is a photo underneath the massive dome of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. The pavilion-like structure in the centre stands 30 metres tall!