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Must See

Admiring a sculpture in
the Museu Nacional
Machado de Castro

transept is also highly
decorated, as is the Manueline
font, thought to be by Diogo
Pires the Younger. In contrast
is the quiet restraint of the
cloister, built in 1218.
The tomb of the city’s first
Christian governor, Sisinando
(a Muslim convert who died in
1091), lies in the chapterhouse.
palace are the setting for a the 12th to 20th centuries,
display of some of Portugal’s including the Assumption of
3 " finest sculpture. The museum the Virgin by the Master of
Museu Nacional is named after master sculp- Sardoal. Look for Queen
Machado de Castro tor Joaquim Machado de Leonor’s coat of arms, which
Castro (1731–1822). she had painted into the work.
⌂ Largo Dr José Rodrigues Among the medieval pieces An intriguing feature of the
# 10am–6pm Wed–Sun,
2–6pm Tue ¢ 1 Jan, Easter, on display here is an endearing museum is the Criptoportico
1 May, 25 Dec ∑ museu stone knight holding a mace de Aeminium, a maze of
machadocastro.pt dating from the 14th century. underground passages
Also in the collection, along holding a collection of Roman
The elegant 16th-century with furnishings and vest- sculpture and stelae and
loggias of the former bishop’s ments, are paintings from Visigothic artifacts.

200 metres
(220 yards) Igreja R U A N I C O L A U C H A N T E R E N N E
da Graça MONTES
CLAROS
LARGO DO R. ROSA FALCÃO R U A G U E R R A J U N Q U E I R O
ARNADO
Igreja do Carmo
R U A D O U T O R A N T Ó N I O J O S É D E A L M E I D A
RUA DO CARMO RU A DE M O N TA R ROIO
BAIXA CONCHADA
R UA DA SOF I A
RUA OLÍMPIO NICOLAU RUI FERNANDES RUA ANTERO DE QUENTAL
Santa Cruz Jardim da Mercado RUA ANTERO DE QUENTAL
RUA DIREITA
JOÃO CABREIRA DE MAIO Manga RUA DA FONTE NOVA AVENIDA SÁ DA BA NDE I R A
RUA
OLAIO
PRACA 8
R. PEDRO
RUA DO CORPO DE DEUS
AV. CENTRAL RUA JOÃ O Sé Nova AVENIDA SÁ DA BA NDE I R A
AV E N ID A F E R N Ã
VISCONDE
DA LUZ
RUA
LARGO DAS
JACINTO
R. DAS PA DEIRAS Torre de Anto Museu Nacional RUA PADRE ANTÓ N IO V I E I R A Teatro PRAÇA
OLARIAS
DA
A V E N I D A C I D A D E A E M I N I U M
R. A. VE I G A Machado de Castro Académico REPÚBLICA
Gil Vicente
R U A D O S
PRACA DO LARGO R. BO R GES
R. DOS OLEIROS O D E M A G A L H Ã E S
Railway COMERCIO DA SÉ CARNE I RO SÉ NOVA
MATOS
Station VELHA LARGO DE E S T U D O S RUA DE OLIVEIRA
R. FERREIRA BORGES Sé Velha ALTA RUA SÃO JOÃO D.DINIS RUA VENÂNCIO RODRIGUES
LARGO
RUA D A SOTA
LARGO DA Palacio MATOSO
RUA CASTRO
Coimbra
PORTAGEM dos Grilos University São Sebastião ARCOS
Aqueduto de
DO
Mon d ego
PONTE DE COUR A Ç A D E L ISB OA
JARDIM
SANTA CLARA
AV E NIDA DE CONIMBRIGA
Jardim
Botânico
AV E N I D A E M Í D I O N A V A R R O
Estádio A V . D R J Ú L I O H E N R I Q U E S
Universitário Almedina
AVENIDA JOÃO DAS REGAS Parque
Manuel
ESTRADA DA GUARDA INGLESA
ROSSIO
Santa Clara- DE SANTA Braga R U A D O B R A S I L
a-Nova CLARA 0 metres 300 N
Portugal dos Santa Clara- 0 yards 300
Pequenitos a-Velha
AV. INÊS DE CASTRO
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