Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
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Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, located in Lisbon, Portugal, is a magnificent monastery and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This masterpiece of Manueline architecture was built to celebrate Portugal's Age of Discoveries and pays tribute to Vasco da Gama's successful voyage to India. The monastery's intricate façade features maritime motifs, delicate stone lacework, and statues of historical figures.
Inside, visitors can explore the cloisters, the church, and the tomb of Vasco da Gama. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos exemplifies Portugal's rich cultural and maritime history and stands as a testament to the nation's golden era of exploration.
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Get there early or you will have to queue (though it does move quick) to get in fully exposed to the Lisbon sun. Make sure you get a ticket before hand. But totally gorgeous on the inside. One needs reminding it was built in the 1500s!!! Church part is free but they do ask for donations if you wish. Could have done with some more material describing its history so if you keen on that, come with your own material.
The monastery is fantastic looking but the tour is only for a section of it. Still great. Beautiful. Buy tickets in advance online and get in line with plenty of time before your allotted time slot.
One of the most overrated landmarks with horrible organization.
Pros: the architecture is pretty.
Cons:
Buying a timed ticket to queue less? Don't bother, everyone will be waiting in the same huge queue.
Looking for information about the significance of the building, people, events, history? Don't bother, you will leave knowing exactly zero about the place.
Cherry on top: the queue to the church is separate, so when you finish your 15 minute monastery visit, you have to queue up again for an hour.
10 euros and an hour wait to walk around a cloister and 3 empty rooms for 20 minutes is a joke. There is no information, nothing to do but take pictures that are exactly like the ones online. Want to sit and admire the stonework? Not allowed!
Don't bother going inside, take a picture outside and move on.
Really enjoyed viewing both the cloisters and the chapel. It's slightly annoying that there are separate queues for the two and wait can be a little long, we waited roughly 30 minutes. Overall very cool though, although they could have done a bit of a better job explaining the history.
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