Convento dos Capuchos, Sintra

One of these days, we went to visit this historical place, a convent in Sintra, where Franciscan monk’s had the worse vote of poverty they could have chosen. The monks used cork to cover the walls, which eliminated the humidity characteristic of the mountain.
We were impressed with the austerity of the convent. I've never seen any other franciscan convent, but I suppose there shouldn't be anything much worse then this.
Here's a picture of the kitchen (unfortunately we don't have any pictures of the cells):

On the other hand, we found this incredible view from one of the highest points of the convent garden (the ocean still visible in the back):














I guess the unique beauty of the garden and of Sintra was some kind of compensation for lack of comfort of the convent.
This place is certainly worth a visit.