castle
Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Entroncamento
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
About Entroncamento
Entroncamento works well as a base: 10 minutes from Riachos, 54km from Nazare.
Entroncamento is in Santarém, Portugal, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Riachos, about 5 km away.
Entroncamento (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽtɾõkɐˈmẽtu] ) is a Portuguese municipality in district of Santarém in the Médio Tejo Subregion (Middle Tagus) of the Centro Region. The population in 2011 was 20,206, in an area of 13.73 km2. Situated in the Ribatejo, it benefits from its geo-strategic position along theRead more
Tagus Valley, with important accessibility to the motorways and railway lines that historically promoted its growth and expansion.
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What is there to see near Entroncamento?
Within an hour or so of Entroncamento: Castelo de Almourol (7 km), Convent of Christ, Tomar (16 km), Convento de Cristo, Tomar (16 km), Sanctuary of Fátima (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Entroncamento?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Tram 28 Route, Lisbon and Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247).
Where is Entroncamento?
Entroncamento is in Santarém, Portugal, about 5 km from Riachos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,887
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Santarém
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.4667, -8.4667
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Worth the detour from Entroncamento
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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
16 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
38 km · about 45 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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
historic highway
N2: Portugal's Route 66
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
50 km · about 55 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Entroncamento
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 50 kmN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
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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