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Monastery of Alcobaça

Monastery · Alcobaça ·

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Nazaré Travel Guide Resources & Trip Planning Info by Rick Steves

"I went to Alcobaça to see what the text calls Portugal's largest church, noted alongside the town's 'saddest romance.'" - RICKSTEVES

https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/portugal/nazare

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Grand Gothic monastery with tombs, intricate carvings, and vast halls

unesco world heritage site

monumental scale

baroque facade

gothic verticality

profound silence

spirituality

tragic love story

imposing facade

Praça 25 de Abril, 2460-018 Alcobaça, Portugal Get directions

Restroom

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Wheelchair accessible restroom

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Information

Grand Gothic monastery with tombs, intricate carvings, and vast halls

unesco world heritage site

monumental scale

baroque facade

gothic verticality

profound silence

spirituality

tragic love story

imposing facade

Praça 25 de Abril, 2460-018 Alcobaça, Portugal Get directions

Restroom

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Wheelchair accessible restroom

Monastery of Alcobaça by null

Monastery of Alcobaça by null

Monastery of Alcobaça by null

Monastery of Alcobaça by null

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