Diomondi restauration

[peregrina2000]

On some Invierno thread, a couple of us were wondering how long the scaffolding has been up on the beautiful Diomondi church (actually it's on the bishop's palace, I think, which shares a wall with the church). I saw this article today -- looks like the scaffolding has been up for four years but nothing has been done!

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/notici...era-fachada-derrumbada/0003_201501M4C2991.htm

Additional details from the article -- last August, the government awarded 200,000 euros for the restoration, but so far no contracts have been signed. Ultimately, the plan is to refurbish both church and palace, so that the palace can also be visited.

 

[peregrina2000]

And p.s, thanks K1 for pointing out that I had been spelling DiOmondi incorrectly for years and years!! Hoping to get inside this summer, but maybe that's wishful thinking. L

 

[Ribeirasacra]

We past there the other day to pick up some pilgrims. Work as started. Cement has be sprayed into the inner, standing wall, to hold the stones in place and scaffolding is in place, but not so high as the upper floor. When I passed to collect the pilgrims there were just two men working. Dropping them off the next morning no one to be seen.

 

[Ribeirasacra]

photo taken mid June. Sorry for the delay in posting.