Alcobaça Monastery, Gothic Cistercian monastery in Alcobaça, Portugal.
The monastery complex features Latin-cross architecture with high nave columns, natural illumination through lateral walls, and detailed Gothic sculptures throughout the building.
King Afonso Henriques founded this religious center in 1153, which developed into one of Portugal's most influential monasteries, housing 1,000 monks by the year 1300.
The monastery maintained one of Portugal's largest medieval libraries and established a public school in 1269, functioning as a central hub for education.
The monastery receives nearly 200,000 visitors annually and provides guided tours with varying schedules depending on seasonal changes throughout the year.
The kitchen, built during the 18th century, demonstrates advanced engineering with a water channel directing river flow through the space and ventilation through twenty chimneys.
Location: Alcobaça e Vestiaria
Inception: 1187
Architectural style: Gothic architecture
Website: http://mosteiroalcobaca.pt
GPS coordinates: 39.54849,-8.97994
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:22
These European monasteries and religious structures display architecture from medieval to modern times. The buildings showcase different architectural styles and occupy notable geographic locations: on islands, mountain peaks, or among lavender fields. Many of these monasteries remain active religious centers today.
Portugal contains places such as the stone houses of Monsanto, Almourol Castle on the Tagus River, and Peneda-Gerês National Park. This selection includes medieval villages, coastal trails, historic bookstores, monasteries and natural areas. From the Azores to the Algarve, visitors find volcanic craters, fortresses, thermal springs and geological formations.
Tomb of Inês de Castro
67 m
Abadia de Alcobaça
336 m
Castle of Alcobaça
302 m
Capilla de Ntra. Sra. del Destierro
140 m
Casa da Família Serrano
87 m
Palacete da Família Rino
278 m
CTT de Alcobaça
138 m
Casa na Rua Frei António Brandão, n.º 38 a 44
214 m
Edifício na Praça 25 de Abril, n.º 73 a 75
106 m
Edifício do Café Portugal
146 m
Casa na Rua Maria e Oliveira
362 m
Edifício na Rua Alexandre Herculano, n.º 41
111 m
Casa da Cerca do Colégio
189 m
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
334 m
Cooperativa Agrícola de Alcobaça
288 m
Casa da Família Oliveira
287 m
Edifício onde viveu Manuel Vieira da Natividade
131 m
Edifício e Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alcobaça
206 m
Casa na Rua João de Deus, n.º 16 a 18
223 m
Celeiro do Mosteiro de Alcobaça
149 m
Casa revivalista na Rua Frei António Brandão
249 m
Jardim do Amor
268 m
Casa Família Magalhães
301 m
Edifício na Rua Almirante Cândido dos Reis, n.º 2
199 m
Casa dos Magistrados
243 m
Edifício em Alcobaça na Rua Dr. Brilhante n.º 5
266 m
Edifício na Rua Almirante Cândido dos Reis, n.º 1
222 m
Jardim Escola João de Deus
330 mReviews
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