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Although next time, I would purchase tickets prior to showing up. We waited for half an hour to get our tickets and by that time, the line was huge. Even though it didn't move as quickly as one would like, my friend and I were thankful they were letting people in batches which prevented overcrowding (like Pena Palace for example)
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Es un lujo pasear por él, se siente algo diferente.
Se recomienda llevar agua y alguna gorra o sombrero porque el acceso está restringido en turnos a grupos pequeños y se forman colas bastante largas.
Suele haber dos colas, una para el claustro y otra para la iglesia.
Una vez en el interior, se puede recorrer tranquilamente
Infelizmente ficamos 3h numa fila, em pé, debaixo de sol, para acessar o mosteiro. Compramos um ingresso para entrar 11h, entramos na fila às 10:15 e só conseguimos entrar no mosteiro depois das 13h. É preciso sair do mosteiro para ter acesso à igreja, e daí aguardamos mais meia hora na fila, no sol, para acessar a igreja. Entretanto, valeu cada minuto da espera! Recomendo!
Then we had to walk around trying to find the right queue (there are no visible signs indicating any of this), and once we stood in the right one, it was a full 2 hour wait in the full sun to finally get in. This was on a Tuesday morning! They prioritized tour and student groups while allowing only 6-10 people at a time. By the time we finally made it inside the line extended the entire length of the monastery and snaked around it as well.
After all of that, I had hoped the wait was worth it, but alas, no. It's a big, ornate beautifully designed and built monastery with intricate column, balustrade, and arch work, with vaulted ceilings over wide colonnades around a central courtyard, plus two spacious rooms (the former refectory and Chapter House). There's also some interesting painted tile work depicting scenes from Christ's life as well as Passoa's tomb. All important, to be sure, but with almost no informational signs or plaques, you're basically looking at a beautiful building with zero context. No furnishings, no artifacts, just big, empty rooms.
At €12 euros per person plus the crazy wait times, it's so not worth it. There are beautiful, richly adorned historic cathedrals and churches all over Lisbon that are much easier to find and visit. I've visited gorgeous colleges at Oxford in the UK that are nearly free and look just as stunning as Jeronimos that are much better managed and organized and give plenty of historical information.
Skip this entire place, spend time getting some delicious Pasties de Belem down the street, and find better historic religious sites elsewhere.
L'entrée est gratuite avec la lisboa card mais il faut quand même faire la queue pour rentrer à l'intérieur, venez y tôt.