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Down toward the river is the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (National Azulejo Museum), devoted entirely to the art of painted and glazed ceramic tiles, a national art form.
Also here is the beautiful marble-faced Câmara Municipal (Town Hall), converted from an old convent, with impressive azulejo panels.
Inside is one of the most extraordinary displays of azulejo design you’ll ever see.
Inside are some of the country’s finest examples of azulejo tilework, created in the 18th century by the celebrated artist Antônio Oliveira Bernardes and depicting the life of São Lourenço (St. Lawrence).
Also worth visiting are the Igreja Matriz (São Clemente), a 13th-century Gothic church with 18th-century azulejo tiles; the Convento da Graça, with a terrific Manueline portal; and Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, a small church prized for its Baroque altar and ceramic tiles.