- Visit Convent of the Capuchos monastery built into the boulders of the Sintra Mountains surrounded by forest symbolizing harmony between people and nature.
- Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information. Documents Convent of the Capuchos. ... Cultural Landscape of Sintra.
- 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...
- Loved the whole site and how it’s been kept! Convent of the Capuchos. ... The Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin is also known as Convent of the Capuchos.
- Capuchos Convent Travel Tips
- The ticket price does not include guided tour or audio guide.
- The rocky terrain of the Capuchos Convent makes it unsuitable for wheelchairs and...
- End your tour with a visit to the Convent of the Capuchos, also known as the Convent of the Holy Cross of the Sintra Mountains.
- Convent of the Capuchos. Colares Sintra. ... it was renovated and repaired in the 20th century and became a World Heritage Site in 1995 as part of Sintra.
- Do this because...lived in the convent, so that it survived the gradual deforestation of the Sintra hills.
- Explore the Convent of the Capuchos, a Franciscan convent built in direct contact with
- Discover what is also known as the "Cork Convent"