castle
Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Alpiarça
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
About Alpiarça
Alpiarça is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Almeirim, 57km from Nazare.
Alpiarça is in Santarém, Portugal, with about 7,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Almeirim, about 7 km away.
Alpiarça (Portuguese pronunciation: [alpiˈaɾsɐ] ) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,702, in an area of 95.36 km2. The present Mayor is Mário Fernando Pereira and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Mario Santiago. The municipal holiday is April 2.
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What is there to see near Alpiarça?
Within an hour or so of Alpiarça: Castelo de Almourol (29 km), Convent of Christ, Tomar (41 km), Convento de Cristo, Tomar (41 km), Sanctuary of Fátima (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Alpiarça?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Tram 28 Route, Lisbon and Estrada Marginal (N6).
Where is Alpiarça?
Alpiarça is in Santarém, Portugal, about 7 km from Almeirim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,946
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Santarém
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.2571, -8.5819
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Worth the detour from Alpiarça
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Sanctuary of Fátima
One of Catholicism's great modern pilgrimage sites, built where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917: a vast esplanade twice the size of St Peter's Square links the 1953 basilica and the 9,000-seat Holy Trinity church.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal's largest church, a UNESCO Cistercian abbey founded in 1153, holding the facing carved tombs of King Pedro I and his murdered lover Inês de Castro: placed foot-to-foot so they rise facing each other at judgement.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Obidos
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Nazare
A fishing town famous for producing the world's largest surfed waves, with 30-meter swells breaking at the Praia do Norte canyon.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Alpiarça
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 68 kmPonte Vasco da GamaOne of Europe's longest bridges, an arrow-straight 12km span across the Tagus estuary.
- 73 kmN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
- 76 kmMiradouro da Senhora do MonteLisbon's highest viewpoint, a quiet terrace surveying castle, river and rooftops at sunset.
- 77 kmTram 28 Route, LisbonLisbon's iconic vintage yellow tram rattling through the city's steepest and most atmospheric historic neighborhoods.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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