The Igreja da Graça is a 14th-century Gothic church widely considered one of the finest in Portugal. Its west facade is dominated by an extraordinary circular rose window carved from a single block of stone — the tracery is exceptional even by the high standards of Portuguese Gothic architecture. The church belongs to a Franciscan convent founded in 1383.
Inside, the nave is austere and powerful, the light filtering through the rose window in a way that changes through the day. The church also contains the tomb of Pedro Álvares Cabral, the Portuguese navigator credited with discovering Brazil in 1500, whose remains are interred here beneath a carved marble slab. The church is open daily and admission is usually free.