World Heritage Site and a Seaside town in Portugal
May 5th 2008 Nazare to Alcobaca to Cascais
World Heritage Site and a Seaside town in Portugal
We visited Alcobaca after we left Nazare. The Monastery of Alcobaca is an impressive monument classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1989. Its construction started in 1153 and was home of the Cistercian monks. This 220 meter long monument is Portugal's largest church. Among those buried here are th
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