Leiria, Portugal · Europe
Cela works well as a base: 10 minutes from Famalicão, 7km from Nazare.
Cela is a town located in Leiria, Portugal. With a population of 3,264, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cela 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 Cela to your route.
Cela is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,264, in an area of 25.83 km2. It received town status in 1999.
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Cela is located in Leiria, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.5408 latitude, -9.0345 longitude.
Cela has a population of approximately 3,264 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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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.
5 km · about 10 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.
7 km · about 15 min drive
beach
The beach where a submarine canyon generates record-breaking waves, overlooked by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
23 km · about 25 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A remote archipelago nature reserve off Peniche with crystal waters, sea caves, and a dramatic 17th-century island fortress.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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