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Alcanhões

Santarém, Portugal · Europe

About Alcanhões

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.

About Alcanhões

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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Where is Alcanhões located?

Alcanhões is located in Santarém, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.2960 latitude, -8.6585 longitude.

What is the population of Alcanhões?

Alcanhões has a population of approximately 1,469 people, making it a town in Portugal.

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Quick Information

Population
1,469
Continent
Europe
Country
Portugal
Region
Santarém
Timezone
Europe/Lisbon
Coordinates
39.2960, -8.6585

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Portugal

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Alcanhões

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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

cathedral

Sanctuary of Fátima

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

Alcobaça Monastery

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

Convent of Christ, Tomar

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

Convento de Cristo, Tomar

A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.

40 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Obidos

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

Batalha Monastery

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

Nazare

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

Driving roads near Alcanhões

  • 68 kmPonte Vasco da GamaOne of Europe's longest bridges, an arrow-straight 12km span across the Tagus estuary.
  • 75 kmN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
  • 76 kmMiradouro da Senhora do MonteLisbon's highest viewpoint, a quiet terrace surveying castle, river and rooftops at sunset.
  • 77 kmTram 28 Route, LisbonLisbon's iconic vintage yellow tram rattling through the city's steepest and most atmospheric historic neighborhoods.

Driving in Portugal

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
~€9.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Alcanhões.

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Almeirim

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Azinhaga

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13 km awayPop. 1,620

Vale de Santarém

🇵🇹 Portugal

13 km awayPop. 2,920

Fazendas de Almeirim

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15 km awayPop. 6,635

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