Must See Portugal - Igreja de São Roque

The dull facade of this 16th-century Jesuit church is one of Lisbon's biggest deceptions. Inside are chapels stuffed with gold, marble and Florentine azulejos (traditional tiles). The pièce de résistance is the more restrained but exquisite Capela de São João Baptista to the left of the altar.

Commissioned in 1742 by Portugal's most extravagant king, Dom João V, this chapel was designed and built in Rome using the most expensive materials possible, including amethyst, alabaster, agate, lapis lazuli and Carrara marble.

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