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Across the river are the Convento de Santa Clara-a-Velha (Old St. Claire Convent, long under extensive restoration aimed at rescuing it from the river), where the lifeless Inês de Castro was crowned (see page 45), and the newer, uphill Convento de Santa Clara-a-Nova (New Convent), where the silver tomb of Isabel, the sainted queen of Dom Dinis, is located.
In modest Portugal, the dimensions and extravagance of the convent and palace of Mafra, 40 km (25 miles) to the northwest of Lisbon, are quite staggering.
Part of the museum, which occupies a former convent, is the fabulous interior of the small church of Igreja da Madre de Deus, a heady mix of gilt Rococo and gorgeous azulejos.
Behind the Begijnhof is the old Convent of St. Lucian, which became the city orphanage after the Alteration, although it was only open to well-to-do orphans; the poor had to fend for themselves.
The convent contains a museum with Spanish treasures, and you can climb the belltower for spectacular views of Old Havana.