Saturday 25 February 2012

Roman Temple



... and the Lóios Convent, which is a hotel now.
Évora (108 kms SE of Lisbon), Portugal

17 comments:

eileeninmd said...

What a beautiful photo and a lovely place to visit.

Sylvia K said...

Terrific ruin, gorgeous blue skies, perfect composition and a wonderful post for the day, JM! Hope your weekend is going well! Enjoy!

Sylvia

Lowell said...

What a gorgeous photo! It's so well-exposed and the sky forms the perfect backdrop! But the Convent Church makes the whole thing sparkle. Thing is, I wonder if the Convent Church will last as long as the Roman temple? :-)

Anonymous said...

The ancient columns rising into that brilliant blue sky are beautiful.

Halcyon said...

I almost thought this was Greece from the first shot. I love old ruins, especially when they're backed by a blue sky. Really beautiful shots today!

Teamgsquare said...

Marvelous captures.

Diane said...

Interesting photos. I was never interested in history at school, but since moving to France I love these sort of places and finding out about them :) Diane

Travel France Online said...

What a fantastic setting for an hotel! This is the sort of place where i'd like to stay!

tapirgal said...

I'd love to stay there!

Bengts fotoblogg said...

What a beautiful place, great shots.

Anita Otrebski said...

Both photos are very nice.
Love the strong blue sky!

Nice weekend to you! : )

Carolina Louback said...

Évora já está na minha lista e de certo o templo romano. Agora, deve ser interessante ficar hospedada neste hotel.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Great capture showing contrast between 'older' and 'newer'!

jeanlivingsimple said...

Oh My...super cool!!!

Andrea said...

Hi JM, i always love the quality of your photos, and of course i envy the places you've been to! I am glad i was at Angkor Wat before you did, haha! When you go there don't visit just the main Angkor Wat temple, as a lot of nearby temples are also very interesting and have unique qualities of their own.

Cezar and Léia said...

Those guys reached really far, didn't they? Wish I have the opportunity to see the Roman remnants in Portugal some day.
God bless you!
Cezar

Sondra said...

WOW,,,,is very old gorgeous!!