Church and Convent of St Francis

The complex stands where the promenade runs out towards the hill, which makes it the one religious building in the centre that most people walk past without goi…The complex stands where the promenade runs out towards the hill, which makes it the one religious building in the centre that most people walk past without going in.

The cloister is the reason to go in: a small arcaded square of columns from the thirteenth century, and quieter than anywhere inside the palace walls. The friars are still in residence, and the parish attached to it is St Stephen's.