Chafariz D'El Rei

Old Fountain, Now Sculpture

While walking back to our cruise ship, we passed this ancient fountain, which is now a stone sculpture wall decorated with beautiful flowers. A clear vestige of the past.

Old Fountain, Now Sculpture

While walking back to our cruise ship, we passed this ancient fountain, which is now a stone sculpture wall decorated with beautiful flowers. A clear vestige of the past.

Previously a fountain to supply water to Alfama residents

This fountain was built around the 12th century. It was to supply water to the fishing neighborhood of Alfama. The fountain previously had six spouts in the form of animal heads, each intended for ...

Previously a fountain to supply water to Alfama residents

This fountain was built around the 12th century. It was to supply water to the fishing neighborhood of Alfama. The fountain previously had six spouts in the form of animal heads, each intended for ...

A piece of the past

Unfortutaly this old fountain needs to be sign posted to make it clear what a mainstate it was in Lisbon in times gone by. However it has been left to become delapidafed and I wouldn’t have given it a...