CONTENTS. xlx 



I'AOH 



Chim-h and convent of Santa Cruz — Tho old catliodral- Tlii^ now 

 cathedral — Fruit market — B'o7ite dos Amoves, and Qidnta das lagri- 

 ■nuis 103 



CHAPTER X. 



OPORTO. 



Kefloctions on tho University of Coimbra — Railway jonrnoy to Oporto 

 — Custom-house— View of the city — Fireworks— Religious pro- 

 cession through the streets — The cathedral -The church of San 

 Francisco — The Torre dos Clerigos— Tho English church and cenie- 

 tery — The public library — The Crystal Palace — Bar at the mouth 

 of the Douro — Road towards Foz — Scrra convent — Name ' Oporto' 117 



CHAPTER XI. 



OPORTO {continued). 



The port-wine trade — Tho merchants' 'lodge' -Cultivation of the 

 vine— The camellia — Tho Rev. E. Whiteley's garden — Gigantic 

 tulip-tree— Gigantic magnolia— The strawberry — Water . .129 



CHAPTER XII. 



BR AG A AND BOM JESUS. 



Difficulty of procuring information about roads — Travelling in 

 Portugal in its infancy — The Portuguese diligence — Scenery of 

 Minho — Arrive at Braga — Its churches — Pilgrimage to Bom Jesus 

 —Rude representations of our Lord's Passion, compared with that 

 at Varallo — Miracle plays at Mentone and Monaco, Barcelona, and 

 Ammergau — Splendid view of the Gerez mountains — The wolf — 

 The wild boar — The lynx — The gcnett— The ibex — The mouflon 

 — Drive to Ponte do Lima 139 



CHAPTER XIIL 



THE RIVER LIMA AND VI ANNA. 



Pretty scenery — Quiet peaceful river — A long voyage in a grain boat 

 — Slow progress— Floating with the stream — Aground on a sand- 

 bank—Reach Vianna at last — Long wooden bridge — Origin of name 

 of Vianna do Castello — Its churches — Our proposal to alter tho 

 hour of the daily diligence accepted — Novel mode of ensuring 

 punctuality— Early mass — Our journey back to Oporto ; slower 

 than ever— Well-made road in want of thorough repair . ,154 



