Rua das Flores

The street was opened in the 16th century under King Manuel I and was home to merchants and goldsmiths; some noble houses with coats of arms and wrought-iron balconies remain. Today it is pedestrianised and runs down from São Bento station towards the Ribeira.

It is lined with tinned-fish shops, grocers, bookshops, cafés and small galleries. Halfway down is the Misericórdia church, whose museum holds «Fons Vitae», one of the great Renaissance paintings in Portugal.