Sao Vicente de Fora is a monastery that was founded in the 1100s, rebuilt in the late 1500s to early 1600s, and is dedicated to Saint Vincent. Many Portuguese royalty were buried here. Today the building houses the Diocesan chancery, administrative services, Patriarchal Court, and museum.
Admission for a guided tour is currently four euros. Tours may include the Royal Pantheon of the Bragança, daily life at the monastery, azulejos tiles that depict historical scenes, the royal burials, the Patriarchate of Lisbon, and the building architecture. Furthermore, visitors may climb to the roof to view the surrounding Alfama neighborhood.
On vacation my husband and I made a brief stop here. We admired the monastery's beautiful architecture and surrounding neighborhood. read more