Museu de São Roque

Best combined with a visit to the stunningly decorated adjoining church, which is free to enter, the São Roque museum houses an interesting collection of scared art that includes standout pieces from the orient – the Middle East, India, Japan and China. Complementing the fine examples of Flemish tapestry is an exhibition of vestments and a series of Portuguese paintings from the 16th to 18th-centuries. Bold sculpture, filigree jewellery, and beautiful 16th- and 17th-century reliquaries number among a host of other church relics that have a permanent home in this well designed and subtly lit exhibition space. A small restaurant and a useful shop set round 17th-century cloisters allow visitors to pause over drinks or light meals.