The first day of their visit, we took Brittany and Victor on a “3-hour tour” to meet the Setubalense dolphins. On Day Two, it was a morning walk up to Sao Felipe. (By afternoon, the temperature had risen to over 90 Fahrenheit, and it was time for a leisurely afternoon at home.)
I’ve already posted images from our original trip to the fortress, so I won’t repeat similar pictures, but this trip did add some new insights, so I’m sharing some new views to let folks add to their explorations. The photos were taken by our friend Victor Olvera, and the copyright is his.
The way home leads through Jardim do Bonfim. The current city park dates to the 1960s, but we understand that it has been a sort of public open space since the 16th century. A decade or so ago, the city added an art installation: the “The way home leads through Jardim do Bonfim. The current city park dates to the 1960s, but we understand that it has been a sort of public open space since the 16th century. A decade or so ago, the city added an art installation: the “Pasmadinhos” statues. Some of these three-meter sculptures are recreations or tiny, doll-sized originals while others were created in the same style to represent specific elements of the city, such as Donha Vinha which represents the region’s wines (next to last image), and the “Descarregador de Peixe” or “Spirit of the Fishes” (depicted in the first two images) which celebrates Setubal’s connection to the sea. You can learn more about the Pasmadinhos on the city’s web site.
