The tiles on the outside of the church are quite beautiful, but also spend a few minutes going inside - the alter and sculptures are worth seeing.
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Couldn't get in, Service - fair enough. Great restaurants in square opposite. Lovely story about the two churches and the 1 metre separation.
Dear lowryepp,
I'm sorry you didn't get to visit the Touristic Circuit of the Ordem do Carmo. We are open everyday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and whenever there is a mass, rosary or a wedding, we are only able to provide you with the visit to the Hidden House (2 euros). Except for those times, you may visit all of our circuit, which comprises Hidden House, Church, Catacombs, Sacristy and noble rooms by 3 euros and 50 cents.
We do hope you get to visit us another time.
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Isabel Bastos
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The Carmelita church and the Carmo church are basically side by side separated only by a very narrow house (which we didn't visit). The interior of the Carmelita church is a beautiful baroque and rococo style with gilded woodcarvings on the main altar and the lateral chapels. You’ll find the same details of gilded woodcarving on Carmo church. The exterior of the Carmo church (if I remember correctly) has beautiful azulejos showing some religious history. These exterior tiles are some of the most exquisite that we saw in Portugal (Sao Bento train station might be the best). Well worth the visit.
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Two churches separated by a narrow "Hidden House." You have to separate the nuns and the monks.
We did the whole tour. I found it mildly interesting. The catacomb was more noteworthy than the rest of the tour, but not the most memorable of the many catacombs I have seen. Not sure if it was worth the money or time spent (which granted was minimal), but if you are tight on time admiring the architecture from outside is sufficient.
Dear 8-drank-was-merry,
Thank you very much for your visit, for your comment and for taking the time to rate us. It's very important for us to receive your feedback so we know what we should improve.
Now, taking the time to dissipate some myths that roam around: please do take notice of our pamphlet, which explains there was no nuns nor monks here nor in the immediate vicinity. Our Order was, and still is, composed of laymen and laywomen; the lovely church next to us, Igreja dos Carmelitas, was composed of friars. There was no need to divide religious women and religious men as there was no people living here per se. The laymen and laywomen only met here; never lived here. The people who lived in the narrowest house were few, and always connected to our Order, of trustworthy and honorable manners.
There is no inner access in the house to both churches, as well, and there never was. Even *if*, and we have no record of it, something wrong would happen, it would be noticed and judged in religious terms.
Take the time to truly know us, and please don't judge us based in everything you hear nor read. Some are really awful lies.
Thank you once again for your visit. <3
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Worth going for the novelty value of two churches with a very narrow house in between. We paid 3.50 euros to look round the house (not much to see understandably), the catacomb (which was very small) and the church (which was impressively grand inside).
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