# What to do in Olinda

Steep lanes, Baroque churches and the Alto da Sé facing Recife.

- 31 votes · 10 items
- Jan 26, 2025 · a_comilao
- https://even.best/en/l/3579/what-to-do-in-olinda

## Top 10

1. **Convent of São Francisco** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — One of Brazil's oldest, with tiles.
2. **Pernambuco Sacred Art Museum** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — In a mansion on the Alto da Sé.
3. **Rua do Amparo** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Studios and colourful mansions.
4. **Alto da Sé** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The lookout facing Recife and the sea.
5. **Sé Cathedral** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Olinda's oldest church.
6. **Carmo Church and Convent** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — On Praça do Carmo, 17th century.
7. **Monastery of São Bento** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Gilded Baroque altar.
8. **Mercado da Ribeira** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Crafts in a former slave market.
9. **Ladeira da Misericórdia** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Steep Carnival street.
10. **Carnival giant puppets** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — The House of Giant Puppets.

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