The Tibães Cross

This magnificent cross is 6 km from the city, at the foot of Monte S. Gens in Mire de Tibães, in what was the former Monastery of São Martinho de Tibães. It's a National Monument and has the most monumental and artistic value of the crosses of Braga. It stands on a staircase of 9 steps and its shank consists of two parts with different decor: below lilies and striations on the top, to finish in a Corinthian capital on which there's a ball, then a cross was erected. The base rests on four heads of lion cubs and the north side is engraved a stone coat of the Benedictine order.