Category: Religious Architecture > Church
District: Évora > Vila Viçosa > Vila Viçosa > Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu
- Located in Vila Viçosa, it is part of the Pousadas de Portugal network.
- Founded in 1514 by D. Jaime to be the Pantheon of the Duchesses of Bragança.
- Occupied since 1535 by the Poor Clares of the Monastery of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Beja.
- Combines Renaissance, Mannerist and Baroque styles.
- The convent's structure is rectangular and irregular, with an attached church.
- The church has a single nave, high and low choir, chancel and sacristy.
- Bell tower with three floors and a belvedere tower.
- Nave lined with carpet tiles.
- Side altars on both sides of the nave with perfect arches.
- Quadrangular pulpit with fluted basin in stonework.
- Chancel with gilded carved altarpiece and national style decoration.
- Presence of polychrome tiles from the 17th century and mural paintings.
- Quadrangular structure with two to three floors and arcades on the ground floor.
- In the center, a contemporary-designed fountain.
- Various community spaces, such as the Chapter Room and the Rota Room, surround the cloister.
- Currently, it is the Pousada D. João IV, with 36 rooms.
- Rooms retain historical features, such as the bars that separated the nuns from visitors.
- Some areas have been converted: bar in the old kitchen, TV room in the old hand-kissing room, and meeting room in the old Chapter Room.
- Austere decoration, but with two luxury suites and some themed rooms.
- The church and cloisters have been classified as a national monument since 1944.
- Convent was one of the most prosperous in the country due to numerous donations.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pousada_D._João_IV
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.78182007693513,-7.421264114569564
Coordinates DMS: 38°46'54.6"N 07°25'16.6"W
Weather Vila Viçosa
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