PT RR - Group 136 * Surprise May

May's cards from the portuguese RR.

 © Uitg. Thill, N. V., Brussel

I've visited Brugge once and loved it ❤️ when people ask me what is the most beautiful place or places I've been to, Brugge is always one of my answers. 

This beautiful building in Burg Square is the Old Civil Registry, built between 1534 and 1537. It is a fascinating specimen of the Flemish Medieval architecture. 

The card was sent by Ana.

 ©Edit. Thill, S. A., Bruxelles

Rui also sent a belgian card. I didn't get to visit the Basilica of the Sacred Heart when I visited Brussels. 

Located in the outskirts of Brussels, in the neighbourhood of Koekelberg, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur Basilica) is an architectural masterpiece from the twentieth century.

The church was established to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Belgian independence. King Leopold II lay down the first stone in 1905, but the temple was completed many years later in 1971 due to construction being stopped during World War I and World War II.

The first thing visitors will spot is its enormous green-coloured dome contrasting with the red coloured terracotta stones of the church. The interior is vast and from inside too, visitors find themselves immediately drawn to its beautiful dome. - in: https://www.introducingbrussels.com/basilica-of-the-sacred-heart?_ga=2.128225737.49772065.1561578969-1627593971.1558130557

Forways Lda

The Sanctuary of Fátima annually welcomes hundred of thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Many come to participate in the celebrations that commemorate the apparitions of Our Lady to the three witness of Fátima. May is the month of the biggest pilgrimage. According to the sanctuary this year there were about 30 to 35 thousand pilgrims who went to Fátima on foot and 191 groups of pilgrims from 40 countries participated in the celebrations.

This card was sent by Liliana.

Oswaldo Santos * Papyrus

Paulo was trying to choose a card to send me but only at the 3rd try he could find one I still didn't have. Alandroal is a municipality in the Portuguese district of Évora located on the eastern frontier with Spain along the right margin of the Guadiana River in the Central Alentejo region.