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Igreja de Misericórdia
The 16th-century Igreja de Misericórdia, opposite the Arco da Vila, has a remarkable Manueline portico, the only remnant of an earlier chapel to withstand the 1755 earthquake.
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Igreja de São Francisco
For more dazzling woodwork, head to the frenzied 18th-century baroque interior of the Igreja de São Francisco with tiles depicting the life of St Francis.
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Igreja de São Pedro
At the southern end of Largo do Carmo is the 16th-century Igreja de São Pedro, filled with 18th-century azulejos and fine-carved woodwork.
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Igreja do Nossa Senhora do Carmo & Capela dos Ossos
The twin-towered, vanilla-and-butterscotch Church of Our Lady of Carmel was completed in 1719 under João V and paid for (and spectacularly gilded inside) with Brazilian gold. Behind the church is the Capela dos Ossos, built from the bones and skulls of more than a thousand monks as a pointed reminder of earthly impermanence, and the ultimate in recycling.
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