Santarém, Medieval municipality on Tagus River, Portugal
Santarém is a municipality set on a plateau roughly 70 meters (230 feet) above the Tagus in the Ribatejo region. Cobbled lanes connect churches from different centuries, while newer neighborhoods spread below the old town toward the river.
Moorish forces captured the settlement in the 8th century and called it Shantariyya, before Portuguese armies reclaimed it during the 12th century. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Cortes, the Portuguese parliament, gathered in the town several times.
The city takes its name from the Christian martyr Irene, who was venerated at this site during the 7th century. On Tuesdays, a market opens on Praça Sá da Bandeira, where vendors sell cheese, sausages and handwoven baskets from the surrounding countryside.
The historic center can be explored on foot, as most sights stand on the plateau within a short walk. Sunny days between spring and autumn work best for wandering through the narrow lanes.
From a public garden at the edge of the plateau, the Jardim das Portas do Sol, you see the river plain with farmland and small settlements in the distance. On clear days, the view reaches the hills south of the river.
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Praia Fluvial dos Olhos d'Água do Alviela
23 km
Igreja da Graça
758 m
Castle of Santarém
1.1 km
Casa-Museu dos Patudos
8.5 km
Convento de São Francisco
243 m
Castro de Vila Nova de São Pedro
13.4 kmMonumental Celestino Graça bullring
1.2 km
Ponte Salgueiro Maia
4.3 km
Igreja de Santa Clara
434 m
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Santarém
261 m
Castle of Alcanede
23 km
Santarém bridge
1.5 km
Torre das Cabaças
701 m
Igreja de São João de Alporão
724 m
Igreja de Marvila
649 m
Teatro Rosa Damasceno
745 mEscola Industrial e Comercial de Santarém
1.4 km
Edifício e igreja da Misericórdia de Santarém
595 m
Church of Santa Iria
1.2 km
Palácio de Pina Manique
17.9 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade
260 m
Igreja Paroquial de São Nicolau
525 m
Fonte das Figueiras
403 mErmida do Milagre
845 m
Church of Santa Cruz
959 mCapela de Nossa Senhora do Monte
258 m
Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa
16.6 kmEscola de Regentes Agrícolas de Santarém
1.5 kmVale de Santarém
Alcanhões
Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém
Azoia de Cima e Tremês
Casével e Vaqueiros
União de Freguesias da cidade de Santarém
Romeira e Várzea
Abitureiras
Abrã
Amiais de Baixo
Arneiro das Milhariças
Almoster
Gançaria
Moçarria
São Vicente do Paul e Vale de Figueira
Pernes
Alcanede
Póvoa da Isenta
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