Bom Jesus Staircases — Attraction in Braga

The long stairway of Bom Jesus, since the Pórtico up to Pelicano wide (34 stairs below the churchyard), gains a dislevel of 116 meters, with more than 5 hundreds of granite stairs that is divided in 3 parts: The portico stairway, The 5 ways stairway and the 3 virtues stairway.

From the portico, born a majestic stairway, a long stairway in broken line, shared for various levels. the paviment is made of stone, crashed between some tip of frames, with levels in front the chapels. The parapets headed in nuts stone are ornate, on angles, of armillar pheres or pyramides.

From the portico to the wide precending the 5 ways stairwells go 376 steps, from this stairway up to the wide precedes the virtues stairway go 104 steps and from the virtues stairway to the churchyard go 93 steps, make a total of 573 steps to the portico to the churchyard.

In this first part of a long stairway, are found chapels in the begging of Via-Sacra and various fountains. Of the 8 primitive chapels, traced in the time of 20 of 700, left...

Escadório do Bom Jesus

Type: national monument Time spent: 15-20 min Public transport: to the location - bus, within - funicular (2/3 EUR) Parking: available Price: free Path for disabled: not available

The works on the first chapels, stairways and church proceeded through the 18th century. Every chapel represents a part of a biblical story and has a fountain nearby. The main part of the stairs has a zigzag pattern. The staircase has 583 steps. To facilitate the access to the church, a funicular was built (the first one in the Iberian peninsula).

This place's architecture influenced other historical monuments:

Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Castelo - Mangualde

Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação - Leiria

Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Peneda - Arcos de Valdevez

Santuário de Nossa Senhora dos...

These are a monumental Baroque staircase composed of 573 steps that ascend 116 meters, laid out in a zigzag N shape that follows the natural slope of the hill. The staircase is divided into three main sections, beginning with the Portico (entrance arch), built in 1723. Along the way are the chapels of the Via Sacra (Stations of the Cross), depicting the Passion of Christ, accompanied by small fountains. The Escadório dos Cinco Sentidos (Stairway of the Five Senses) features five fountains symbolizing sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Higher up, the Escadório das Três Virtudes (Stairway of the Three Virtues) presents three fountains representing faith, hope,...