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Alcobaça Monastery

Portugal's great Cistercian abbey, with the carved tombs of the tragic lovers Pedro and Inês.

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Open
Every day
Price
Paid; the church is free
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Praça 25 de Abril, 2460-018 AlcobaçaDirections
Getting There
About 15 minutes by car or bus from Nazaré.

Why Go

Founded by Portugal's first king in 1153, the abbey has one of the purest Cistercian churches anywhere. In the transept lie the tombs of King Pedro I and Inês de Castro, carved with scenes from their story. The vast kitchen and the cloisters are open too, and it is a World Heritage Site.

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