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This building is the finest example of Manueline architecture in Portugal – a style that served to glorify the great ‘discoveries’ of the age. Especially eye-catching are the richly detailed columns carved with maritime symbols and the unique double story cloister design, housing delicately scalloped arches, twisting turrets, gargoyles and columns intertwined with leaves, vines, and knots.

The construction started in January 1501 and it only finished 100 years latter.

The cloister’s highlight is the vast Refectory hall that served as the dining area for the monks, decorated with beautiful 16th century azulejo panels, and with the Lion Fountain outside, where the monks washed their hands before meals. Outside the spacious church’s interior is a garden which leads to a small park faced by a row of pretty 16th-century houses.

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