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On entering the cloisters, any visitor cannot help but be immediately impressed by the perfect proportions and the decorative exuberance of the stonework.
Attention is drawn to the corners of the cloister and the great originality of the angled cut contrasting sharply with the usual straight lines.
The lower level is embellished with natural themes and Manueline emblems. The upper level, set back somewhat, reveals the renaissance lines of its architect, João de Castilho.

Opening onto the cloisters are the various monastic services. Of especial interest are the Canteen and Chapter Room, with its wonderful ribbed vaults.
In the Chapter Room, there is the neo-gothic tomb of romantic writer Alexandre Herculano (1810-1877).
On the upper level of the cloisters, an access door opens onto the upper choral chamber where the visitor can admire the impressive carved monastic throne and again take the opportunity to peruse this wonderful Manueline church.

In one of the galleries, there is a small monument symbolically guarding the great Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa who so wonderfully typifies this monastery.