Lisbon - Graça Monastery

(Local Name: Convento do Graça) Built in 1890 on the site of an earlier palace, Graça's church and monastery was built here in 1271 by the Augustinians, who until then had had their seat on the neighboring hill to the north.

The monastery, which was once the wealthiest in Lisbon and in which up to 1,500 people could be accommodated, serves today as barracks, therefore only the interior of the church can be viewed.

The whole complex was rebuilt after the earthquake in the 18th C. and after that restoration work was carried out several times, the last in 1905. The exposed position of the church is immediately striking. It stands on the summit of the Graça hill and is visible from afar. The church