Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
Direcção Geral dos Edifícios e Monumentos Nacionais

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1989
Size of heritage:

Coordinates:
Longitude: -7,023°
Latitude: 39,550°

About

The Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, was founded in the 12th century by King Alfonso I. Its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care with which it was built make this a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art.


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Near airports
Badajoz Airport
Medium airport - 47 mi (76 km) Covilha Airport
Medium airport - 55 mi (89 km) Coimbra Airport
Medium airport - 87 mi (141 km) Viseu Airport
Medium airport - 93 mi (150 km) Guadalupe Airport
Small airport - 98 mi (159 km) Beja International Airport
Medium airport - 113 mi (182 km) Lisbon Portela Airport
Large airport - 125 mi (202 km) Vila Real Airport
Medium airport - 125 mi (201 km) Salamanca Airport
Medium airport - 126 mi (203 km) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
Large airport - 146 mi (236 km) Faro Airport
Large airport - 182 mi (294 km) Madrid Barajas International Airport
Large airport - 194 mi (313 km) Santiago de Compostela Airport
Large airport - 242 mi (390 km)
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