castle
Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Torres Novas
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
About Torres Novas
Torres Novas works well as a base: 5 minutes from Meia Via, 47km from Nazare.
Torres Novas is in Santarém, Portugal, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Meia Via, about 4 km away.
Torres Novas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Santarém, in the Médio Tejo of the Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), in an area that encompasses 270 square kilometres (100 mi2). TheRead more
city of Torres Novas proper (seat of the municipality) has about 15,000 inhabitants in an area located within the municipality.
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What is there to see near Torres Novas?
Within an hour or so of Torres Novas: Castelo de Almourol (14 km), Convent of Christ, Tomar (18 km), Convento de Cristo, Tomar (18 km), Sanctuary of Fátima (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Torres Novas?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Tram 28 Route, Lisbon and Sintra–Cascais Coast Road (N247).
Where is Torres Novas?
Torres Novas is in Santarém, Portugal, about 4 km from Meia Via.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,002
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Santarém
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 39.4758, -8.5435
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Worth the detour from Torres Novas
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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Convento de Cristo, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
18 km · about 20 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.
21 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.
32 km · about 35 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.
38 km · about 45 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Torres Novas
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 54 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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