castle
Castelo de Almourol
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
Alcanhões is worth a stop: 15 minutes from São Vicente do Paul, 49km from Nazare.
Alcanhões is a town located in Santarém, Portugal. With a population of 1,469, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Alcanhões sits in Portugal, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Lisbon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Alcanhões to your route.
Alcanhões is a town and administrative parish in Santarém, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,469, in an area of 11.45 km².
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Alcanhões is located in Santarém, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.2960 latitude, -8.6585 longitude.
Alcanhões has a population of approximately 1,469 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
One of Catholicism's great modern pilgrimage sites, built where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917: a vast esplanade twice the size of St Peter's Square links the 1953 basilica and the 9,000-seat Holy Trinity church.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Portugal's largest church, a UNESCO Cistercian abbey founded in 1153, holding the facing carved tombs of King Pedro I and his murdered lover Inês de Castro: placed foot-to-foot so they rise facing each other at judgement.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A fishing town famous for producing the world's largest surfed waves, with 30-meter swells breaking at the Praia do Norte canyon.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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