3. Built in 1459 as a small chapel by Henry the navigator
Originally home of Hieronymite order
Vasco da Gama stayed there before his discovery in the
orient in 1497
Its construction started on 6th january 1501
Built to pray for the King and the sailors departing
from the beach of Restelo
4. The manueline style of architecture
The sculptures incorporating maritim elements
Remainings of Vasco da Gama and Luís Vaz de Camões
Historical importance!