This year the Portuguese Christmas meeting was close to my city but I couldn't make it to Castelo Branco. I couldn't make it to Castelo Branco but these cards made it in to my mailbox. Thanks to Patricia, Victoria and Paula.
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No, this isn't a traditional Christmas tree, this is one of the most famous symbols of Castelo Branco, its embroidery.
The embroidery is done in silk thread on linen using various styles of stitch but especially the defining slack stitch, also known as the Castelo Branco stitch. There is no limit to the range of colours although there are monochromatic examples where the design takes on greater prominence. In general terms, Castelo Branco Embroidery can be divided into two styles: the popular, with more obvious designs, and the erudite, more elaborate and complex and attributed to the upper, better educated classes. Some designs reflect influences brought back from the Orient on the Portuguese voyages of exploration. However, there are also references to daily life, the local fauna and flora or even just erudite artistic figures appropriate to the respective periods and taken from Renaissance and Baroque imagery. - in: https://www.visitportugal.com/en
Foto: Nicola di Nunzio
A new and great card to my elderlies collection.
Fotografia: Manuel Ribeiro
I am not sure why but I really like Roman bridges. This is the bridge of Our Lady of Grace in Nisa. Located over the Ribeira de Nisa, this bridge, made up of five round arches, is associated with a section of cobbled road, an important heritage of the period of Roman occupation of the region.
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