The cornice, at roof-level, is surmounted by sculpted finial twine, while a cross is located over a sculpted plinth of sculpted "putti". Along the southern facade is a rectangular window framed by columns, while the absinthe has a door with rectangular canopy-like frame and inscription, which is used to access a staircase. The rectangular frieze is framed by small columns, with semi-spheres to the interior. The east and north facades follow the pattern of the other facades. All corners of the structure are defined by three-level corner pilasters, placed obliquely, with zoomorphic gargoyles at roof level, above terrace's cornice, and surmounted by conical pinnacles. The churchyard forms a privileged lookout over the Tower of Belém and the northern margin of the Tagus River. In front of the tower, to the southwest, is a small plateau slightly inclined towards the west, forming a greenspace delimited by a "U"-shaped area and the roadway. The green, approximately below the elevation of the chapel, is separated from the churchyard by a small wall, with the exception of the space immediately in front of the hermitage. This area is delimited by forest planted in levels, descending towards the flanks of Restelo, until "Rua de Alcolena". There is a general preoccupation with the distribution of the vegetation, strategically placed to allow views and privileged visual accesses to the river and Belem Tower. The wastern flanks are predominated by European olive trees (Olea europaea), while species such as the Mediterranean Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), the Mexican White Cedar (Cupressus lusitanica), the Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani) and the Stone pine (Pinus pinea) dominate the eastern flanks. A stone staircase with various flights (in the Ducla Soares garden across from the "Rua de Alcolena"), connects the hermitage's first terrace to the "Avenida do Restelo". This connection, which falls between the Tower of Belém and hermitage, is more evident along "Avenida da Torre de Belém" between May and summer, due to the patchwork of flowering trees, with a line of deep blue lilacs. Between the pine trees are two plaques, with inscriptions: one, ""A partida de Belém, como Vossa Alteza sabe, foi segunda-feira, 9 de Março.