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The convent has been beautifully restored as a museum devoted to archaeology, the Museu Arqueológico Infante Dom Henrique.
The nuns in question fled here from Santa Clara Convent in the 16th century to escape raiding pirates.
The impressive eastern wing was rebuilt by Friedrich Ludwig, the architect of the Convent at Mafra (see page 42), using the multicolored marble of the Alentejo.
Across the square, the ochre-colored former convent, Convento da Graça, is being converted into a pousada (inn) by the Portuguese government.
The museum houses stone carvings from the convent in a 13th-century cloister, as well as gold, ceramics, and religious items.