Bom Jesus do Monte is Portugal's
most spectacular religious sanctuary. In 1722 the Archbishop of Braga
devised the Baroque stairway; it was
finished in 1811.The steep Sacred Way has 14 Stations of the Cross. Each
chapel has life-size terra-cotta figures from Christ's last journey. The
figures from the Chapel of the Descent from the
Cross is shown.
Source for the diagram: Portugal Eyewitness Travel Guides. DK
Publishing.