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A carved stone cross stands alone by the road

History · 🇵🇹 Silves · one place, one stop

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A solitary ornate stone cross marks the roadside outside Silves. Its detailed carving belongs to a medieval monument that stands by itself, without a church or larger group of stones to explain why it is there.

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