Lala
One of the Most Important in Europe
This medieval cemetery can be found just outside Esposende in Fao, which is about 4 kilometers away. The cemetery is also known as the Barreiras medieval cemetery, because it's the name of the place where it's located. The cemetery is considered one of the most significant cemeteries in Europe from the Middle Ages. According to the customs of the time, the bodies came with the head always facing west. There is an impressive array of tombs and mausoleums dating from the ninth to the fourteenth century. As it appears, the cemetery was discovered in 1989, and which was covered with dunes. During excavations
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