Convent of the Capuchos
Guide
Photo: Mangelbenito · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$18SightAllow 45–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A tiny friary hidden deep in the forest, built into the boulders, with low cork-lined cells and doorways so small you have to stoop.
A brief history
Franciscan friars lived here in deliberate poverty from the 1560s until the religious orders were abolished in 1834.
Tips
- Best time
- A quiet afternoon; there's no regular bus, so walk from Monserrate or take a taxi (check)
- Cost
- About €10 (check)
- Allow
- 45–75 min
- Hours
- Usually daily 9:30–18:30 (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Regaleira, Seteais and Monserrate: The road west out of town past the estates, into the forest towards the Capuchos.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Partly indoors
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