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Sintra Sights

Convento dos Capuchos

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  • Address
    • W of Sinatra 7.3km W of Sinatra
  • Phone
    • 219 237 300
  • Price
    • adult/under 5yr/concession €5/free/3
  • Hours
    • 9am-8pm May–mid-Sep, 10am-6pm mid-Sep–Apr, last admission 1hr before closing

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Lonely Planet review for Convento dos Capuchos

Hidden in the woods is the bewitchingly hobbit-hole-like Convento dos Capuchos, built in 1560 to house 12 monks who lived in incredibly cramped conditions, their tiny cells having low, narrow doors. Byron mocked the monastery in his poem Childe Harold, referring to recluse Honorius who spent a staggering 36 years here (dying at age 95 in 1596).

 

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    Merging with Nature

    joaoaugusto13 recommends this,

    Merging with nature, more like an extension of it instead of a human construction. Simple, bare, poor, but nevertheless with an intrinsic beauty that comes from its stillness, calm and simplicity.
    Convento dos Capuchos is one of the quietest places I’ve ever been to, and also one of the most beautiful. With low ceilings, twists and turns it looks like a place for children.
    It’s a great place to spend a quiet and relaxing afternoon, contemplating nature and reflecting, under the cool shade of trees and the calming sense of peace from the convent. For kids it’s a magic place, a house for smaller beings that live on the forest.

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