Évora - Convento dos Lóios

Opposite the Roman temple, to the east, is the church of the Convent dos Lóios, which was built between 1485 and 1491 and much altered in the following centuries. The Manueline porch was part of the original building, and bears the arms of the de Melos who founded the church and chose to be buried there.

Parts of the former convent have been converted into a pousada, and the beautiful cloister now serves as a charming garden for its guests, with the restaurant located in the galleries. The former chapterhouse, through the cloister, has Manueline stellar vaulting.

The Biblioteca Pública, the public library, is in another part of the building and contains about 2,000 incunabula and manuscripts.