Convento de Sao Francisco

An old church without much to see

The place certainly has a fascinating history, but unfortunately you don't learn anything about it as a visitor. You can only visit the church, there are no information boards or anything else. The en...

Nice. It is somehow hidden, so you need to walk a little bit following the riverbed to get here.

If you stop by São Filipe fortress while getting to Cidade Velha from Praia, you will be asked to buy a ticket. Keep it, because you will be granted access to this convent with it. Nothing really s...

Interesting place

We visited this during a half day trip to Ciudade velha. This is an old monastery partly in ruins. Unfortunately the door to the church was locked.

A part of a Cidade Velha visit

Leaving the Pelourinho, going through Rua Banana and visiting the church Nossa Senhora do Rosario it makes sense to continue further inland to visit the site of a former Franciscan monastery from the ...

The arrival of the Franciscan

Original Text

It is rebuilt largely but you can still see something original or very close to missing some stuff but given the resources it is very good