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Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Marinha Grande
Leiria, Portugal · Europe
About Marinha Grande
Marinha Grande works well as a base: 15 minutes from Maceira, 20km from Nazare.
Marinha Grande is in Leiria, Portugal, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Maceira, about 7 km away.
Marinha Grande (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɲɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃dɨ] ) is a municipality in the Leiria District, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032, in an area of 187.25 km². The city itself has a population of 32,330.
It is located right in the middle of the 700-year-old Leiria pine forest covering 100 squareRead more
kilometres, and near excellent beaches such as Praia da Vieira, Nazaré, and São Pedro de Moel.
The present Mayor is Aurélio Ferreira, elected by the independent movement +MPM, a coalition formed by MPM and +Concelho. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.
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What is there to see near Marinha Grande?
Within an hour or so of Marinha Grande: Batalha Monastery (13 km), Nazare (20 km), Praia do Norte, Nazaré (21 km), Alcobaça Monastery (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Marinha Grande?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) and Tram 28 Route, Lisbon.
Where is Marinha Grande?
Marinha Grande is in Leiria, Portugal, about 7 km from Maceira.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,916
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Leiria
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.7477, -8.9323
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Worth the detour from Marinha Grande
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
21 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Obidos
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
47 km · about 55 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Marinha Grande
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 79 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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