• Sintra, Portugal. What is it. Built in 1560 by a group of monks who aspired to live a life of extreme modesty and thrift, Convent of the Capuchos is a historical...
  • Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information. Documents Convent of the Capuchos. ... Cultural Landscape of Sintra.
  • Convent of the Capuchos, Sintra, Portugal. Courtyard of the crosses, leading into the Convent, containing three crosses representing Golgotha.
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  • ...dos Capuchos), but officially the Convento de Santa Cruz da Serra da Sintra (Convent of the Holy Cross of the Sintra Mountains), is a historical convent...
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    • Explore the Convent of the Capuchos, a Franciscan convent built in direct contact with
    • Discover what is also known as the "Cork Convent"
    ...lived in the convent, so that it survived the gradual deforestation of the Sintra hills.
  • The Capuchos Convent became part of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra World Heritage Site, classified by UNESCO in 1995. 21st century.
  • Founded in 1560, the Convent of the Capuchos is a monastic complex in the native forest of Sintra. ... Convent of the Capuchos, Sintra, PORTUGAL.
  • Visit Convent of the Capuchos monastery built into the boulders of the Sintra Mountains surrounded by forest symbolizing harmony between people and nature.