Misericordia Church

The Church of Mercy is adjacent to the Parish Church of Santa Maria, in a small square that's practically attached to Plaza de Camões. It's one of the most beautiful religious buildings in the city, in Baroque style in the seventeenth century, with a granite facade which is accessed via a staircase. The roof is preceded by a portico formed by arches supported by eight twisted columns. The church has a single nave and its most striking feature is that all the interior walls are decorated with traditional blue and white Portuguese tiles, depicting biblical scenes. The Mayor altarpiece is Baroque,