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Batalha Monastery
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
7 km · about 10 min drive
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Porto de Mós
Leiria, Portugal · Europe
About Porto de Mós
Porto de Mós works well as a base: 10 minutes from Batalha, 22km from Nazare.
Porto de Mós is in Leiria, Portugal, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Batalha, about 7 km away.
Porto de Mós (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ðɨ ˈmɔʃ] ) is a town and a municipality of Estremadura province in Leiria District. It is in the Centro Region and the Pinhal Litoral subregion. The population in 2011 was 24,342, in an area of 261.83 km2.
There were archeologic findings which link São Jorge, inRead more
the parish of Calvaria de Cima, as the exact place where the Battle of Aljubarrota was fought, crucial for maintaining the independence of Portugal in 1385. Currently, there is an interpretation center on the spot (Centre of Interpretation of the Battle of Aljubarrota) which helps visitors explore the battlefield and learn about the most important facts of this battle.
In this municipality, you can also find several caves carved in the mountains, the most important being Moinhos Velhos Cave, also known as Mira de Aire Cave.
A portion of the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park is also located in Porto de Mós municipality.
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What is there to see near Porto de Mós?
Within an hour or so of Porto de Mós: Batalha Monastery (7 km), Sanctuary of Fátima (13 km), Alcobaça Monastery (15 km), Nazare (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Porto de Mós?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Tram 28 Route, Lisbon and Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247).
Where is Porto de Mós?
Porto de Mós is in Leiria, Portugal, about 7 km from Batalha.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,032
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Leiria
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.6019, -8.8184
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Worth the detour from Porto de Mós
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
15 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.
22 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Obidos
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Porto de Mós
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 71 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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