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Convent of Christ, Tomar
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
4 km · about 10 min drive
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
Madalena works well as a base: 10 minutes from Tomar, 54km from Nazare.
Madalena is a town located in Santarém, Portugal. With a population of 3,466, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Madalena 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 Madalena to your route.
Madalena is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Madalena e Beselga. It has a total area of 30.56 km2 and a population of 3,466 inhabitants (2001). Its population density is 113.4 people per km2.
The parish includes the following villages:Read more
Caldelas, Caniçal, Carvalhal Grande, Carvalhal Pequeno, Cem Soldos, Charneca do Maxial, Madalena, Maxial, Paço da Comenda, Porto da Lage, Porto Mendo and São Miguel.
According to Pinho Leal in "Portugal Antigo e Moderno" (Portugal Past and Present), the parish was heavily populated in the Roman era. For this author the modern Caldelas is built upon the site of the ancient city of the same name. Other writers say that Caldele was the exact name of the Roman city.
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Madalena is located in Santarém, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.5713 latitude, -8.4464 longitude.
Madalena has a population of approximately 3,466 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
4 km · about 10 min drive
castle
A Templar castle on a rocky island in the Tagus river, reached by short ferry from a riverside car park.
13 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
34 km · about 40 min drive
historic highway
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
42 km · about 50 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
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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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