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A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
Cartaxo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Pontével, 55km from Nazare.
Cartaxo is a town located in Santarém, Portugal. With a population of 10,502, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cartaxo 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 Cartaxo to your route.
Cartaxo (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐɾˈtaʃu] ) is a municipality in the district of Santarém in continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 24,462, in an area of 158.17 km2. The urbanized centre of Cartaxo had a population of 9,507 in 2001.
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Cartaxo is located in Santarém, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.1602 latitude, -8.7874 longitude.
Cartaxo has a population of approximately 10,502 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
39 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
48 km · about 55 min drive
bridge
One of Europe's longest bridges, an arrow-straight 12km span across the Tagus estuary.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Europe's largest indoor aquarium at the Parque das Nações, simulating four ocean habitats around a massive central tank.
51 km · about 60 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.
53 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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