In the city Braga, a city in the far north of Portugal, northeast of Porto

 Many hilltops in Portugal and other parts of Europe have been sites of religious devotion since antiquity.

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(in the city of Braga, in northern Portugal) Worshippers have been coming to the sacred hill of Mount Espinho since the 14th century. The original chapel, dedicated to the Holy Cross, was rebuilt in 1494 and again in 1522. (Two centuries later, construction began on the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte that we know today.) This chapel, dedicated to the Holy Cross, was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1629 a pilgrimage church was built dedicated to the Bom Jesus (Good Jesus), The present Sanctuary started being built in 1722, with chapels dedicated to the Via Crucis, were completed. Each chapel is decorated with terra cotta sculptures depicting the Passion of Christ; the next segment of stairways is dedicated to the Five Senses. Each sense (Sight, Smell, Hearing, Touch, Taste) is represented by a different fountain. At the end of this stairway, a Baroque church was built around 1725. The works on the first chapels, stairways, and church proceeded through the 18th century. Around 1781, the ensemble was completed by adding a third segment of stairways and a new church. The third stairway also follows a zigzag pattern and is dedicated to the Three Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity, each with its fountain. This new church was consecrated in 1834. The main altarpiece is dedicated to the Crucifixion. In 1882, the water balance Bom Jesus funicular was built linking the city of Braga to the hill. This was the first funicular to be built in the Iberian Peninsula and is still in use. The design of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus influenced many other sites in Portugal and colonial Brazil, As the pilgrims climbed the stairs, (by tradition encouraged to do so on their knees); at the same time as they experienced the scenes of the Passion of Christ. The culmination of the effort was the temple of God, the church on the top of the hill. The new church (built 1784–1834) was one of the first Neoclassic churches of Portugal it was elevated to a Minor Basilica status on 5 July 2015 by Pope Francis. The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga, is still a popular pilgrimage site. Developed over a period of more than 600 years, the sanctuary provides a panoramic view of the city of Braga. The temple's saddened state spurred Archbishop of Braga, Rodrigo de Moura Telles into action in 1722. His patronage funded the first two stairways (the Portico Staircase and the Staircase of the Five Senses) and the chapels that line it, as well as a small baroque church. In the 18th century Pope Clement XIV sent three religious briefs regarding the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, which resulted in more and more devotees coming to Mount Espinho. In 1784, the first stone of the present-day cathedral was placed on the hill.

The area around Bom Jesus do Monte was turned into a park in the 19th century.
(It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.)