Paço Episcopal - Episcopal Palace

The Episcopal Palace is located in the upper part of ​​the city (the Batalha district), in a large square where you can also find the Cathedral and the Casa del Cabildo. The building was built during the thirteenth century and remodeled in the eighteenth by Bishop Rafael de Mendonça. His coat of arms appears on the front entrance. These works were designed by Nicolau Nasoni, although executed by Francisco da Silva. It is a very large building with three floors. The main facade is made up of numerous windows and balconies that are framed by granite pediments; those on the upper levels have steel