Convent of Santa Clara [Guimarães Town Hall)

It was once one of the richest convents of Guimarães instituted in the 16th century by Baltasar de Andrade, Cannon and School-master of the Chapter of N.Sra da Oliveira. The facade of the building is baroque. with a sculptureof St.Clare at its centre, while the two-storey cloister is Neo-classical. The building now houses Guimarães Town Hall.
The once sumptuous chapel was emptied in the 19th century, although some gilt carvings are preserved in the Albert Sampaio Museum. It is now home to the Alfredo Pimenta Local Archive, which contains an important collection of documents covering local history including that of the Chapter house of the church of N.Sra da Oliveira.