landmark
Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Leiria
Leiria, Portugal · Europe
About Leiria
Leiria works well as a base: 10 minutes from Milagres, 27km from Nazare.
Leiria is in Portugal, with about 130,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Milagres, about 5 km away.
Leiria (European Portuguese pronunciation: [lɐjˈɾi.ɐ] ) is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the second largest city in that same region, after Coimbra, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of 565.09 square kilometres (218.18 sq mi). It is the seat of its ownRead more
district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima. The city is part of the historical province of Beira Litoral.
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What is there to see near Leiria?
Within an hour or so of Leiria: Batalha Monastery (9 km), Sanctuary of Fátima (17 km), Alcobaça Monastery (26 km), Nazare (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Leiria?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) and Tram 28 Route, Lisbon.
Where is Leiria?
Leiria is in Leiria, Portugal, about 5 km from Milagres.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 128,640
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Leiria
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.7436, -8.8071
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Worth the detour from Leiria
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
17 km · about 20 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Praia do Norte, Nazaré
The beach where a submarine canyon generates record-breaking waves, overlooked by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo.
28 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
37 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Leiria
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 68 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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