Caldas da Rainha, Thermal city in Leiria, Portugal
Caldas da Rainha spans 255.69 square kilometers in central Portugal, featuring thermal springs and numerous museums across twelve civil parishes.
Queen Leonor established the city in 1511 after discovering thermal waters during her journey between Óbidos and Batalha in the late 15th century.
The city maintains a daily produce market at Praça da Fruta and holds a strong reputation for ceramic pottery production since the 19th century.
The thermal hospital continues medical treatments while the city offers train connections to Lisbon and Leiria through regular regional services.
The Hospital Termal Rainha D. Leonor represents the oldest operating thermal medical facility worldwide, admitting its first patients in 1488.
Location: Leiria
Location: Oeste Subregion
Location: Estremadura
Founders: Eleanor of Viseu
Elevation above the sea: 255 m
Shares border with: Alcobaça, Gaeiras, Óbidos, Bombarral, Rio Maior, Cadaval
Address: 2500 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal 2500 Caldas da Rainha
Website: https://mcr.pt
GPS coordinates: 39.40719,-9.13460
Latest update: September 23, 2025 10:45
Castle of Óbidos
5.2 km
Praia da Foz do Arelho-Mar
8.7 km
Parque D. Carlos I
664 m
José Malhoa Museum
706 m
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pópulo
468 m
Igreja de Santa Maria de Óbidos
5.4 km
Escola Superior de Artes e Design
1.5 km
Museu de Cerâmica
918 m
Óbidos Aqueduct
5.8 km
Paul de Tornada
4.5 km
Eburobrittium
4.9 km
Museu do Hospital e das Caldas
466 m
Castelo de Alfeizerão
10.6 km
Chafariz das Cinco Bicas
369 m
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição
159 m
Mata Rainha D. Leonor
770 m
Santa Maria
4.9 km
Caldas da Rainha bullring
55 m
Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Caldas da Rainha
316 m
Museu do Ciclismo
464 m
Ermida de São Sebastião
335 m
Centro de Artes
991 m
Museu Barata Feyo
1 km
Pillory of Óbidos
5.4 km
Estação da Malaposta do Casal dos Carreiros
12 km
Ermida do Espírito Santo
569 m
Atelier-Museu António Duarte
1 km
Atelier-Museu João Fragoso
1 kmReviews
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