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10 km · about 20 min drive
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Pataias
Leiria, Portugal · Europe
About Pataias
Pataias works well as a base: 15 minutes from Maceirinha, 10km from Nazare.
Pataias is in Leiria, Portugal, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Maceirinha, about 8 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pataias?
Within an hour or so of Pataias: Nazare (10 km), Praia do Norte, Nazaré (11 km), Alcobaça Monastery (14 km), Batalha Monastery (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Pataias?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247) and Tram 28 Route, Lisbon.
Where is Pataias?
Pataias is in Leiria, Portugal, about 8 km from Maceirinha.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,510
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Leiria
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.6698, -8.9958
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Worth the detour from Pataias
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Praia do Norte, Nazaré
The beach where a submarine canyon generates record-breaking waves, overlooked by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo.
11 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
15 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.
28 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.
37 km · about 45 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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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