As you may know, every weekend I usually go for a run from the Casa de Chá da Boa Nova (a Tea House designed by Siza Vieira) till Praia da Memória (a beach) and back.
I know, you'd say that it's not that hard and it's true. But this practice is so much more about the view and not about how far or how fast I'd be able to run.
This practice is very important to me as during the week specially now that I'm working in a small but nice village in the inside part of Portugal (Oliveira de Frades - not Oliveira do Bairro, Oliveira de Azemeis or Oliveira do Hospital as some of my friends are always saying =D) near Viseu so... there's no room for such thing as sea views =)
A few months ago, I decided to go a little bit further and I found out this amazing landmark to be a symbol of an important occasion in portuguese history.
It's called Obelisco da Praia da Memória, and it's located in this place because it was where in 1832 a group of 7500 men landed led by D. Pedro IV focused in establishing in Portugal a modern and liberal regime against the absolutism.
As Tracy Chapman would say "Talkin' about a Revolution" =)
Please find above some snapshots that may challenge your curiosity ;)
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