Arouca Monastery Church
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The Green Guide
The Michelin Guide's review
The nave of this church has several Baroque gilded altars and Ançã stone statues, by sculptor Jacinto Vieira. In the second chapel to the right is a tomb (18C) of chased silver, ebony and crystal; it houses the mummified body of Matilda, Queen of Castille, (1203-1252), daughter or King Sancho I. The lower chancel is decorated with a gilded organ case (18C), stalls with ornate backs and graceful statues of nuns, also by Jacinto Vieira.
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