The Gargoyles of the Monastery of Alcobaça: Stone Art in Portugal

The Gargoyles of the Monastery of Alcobaça: Stone Art in Portugal

  In this post we are going to show you one of the most amazing sets of gargoyles that we have found in our travels around Portugal. We are talking about the gargoyles of the superb and beautiful Alcobaça Monastery, a jewel of Portuguese heritage.     This monastery...
Gargoyles of Cahors Cathedral, France: Moss-Covered and Evocative

Gargoyles of Cahors Cathedral, France: Moss-Covered and Evocative

  We travel once again to France, a land of marvellous gargoyles, to discover some very special and different ones. They are in the city of Cahors, in the Occitania region, located in the Saint-Etienne Cathedral. This cathedral (12th to 15th century), in Romanesque...
The Elusive Gargoyles of the Meirás Towers in A Coruña, Spain

The Elusive Gargoyles of the Meirás Towers in A Coruña, Spain

  Today we are going to discover a number of unique and little-known gargoyles. We are referring, no less, to the gargoyles located in the Torres de Meirás, a magnificent construction also known as Pazo de Meirás, in Sada, a town in the province of A Coruña (Spain)....