Leiria, Portugal · Europe
Pombal sits on the route: 25 minutes from Louriçal, 51km from Nazare.
Pombal is in Leiria, Portugal, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Louriçal, about 13 km away.
Pombal (Portuguese pronunciation: [põˈbal] ) is a city and a municipality located in the historical Beira Litoral province and in the região de Leiria of the Leiria district.
The population in 2011 was 55217, in an area of 626.00 km2. The population of the city of Pombal proper is about 18000 inhabitants.
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municipality is served by a railway station which is part of the Linha do Norte, the main Portuguese railway line that connects its two largest cities, Lisbon and Porto.
The Mayor is Luís Diogo de Paiva Morão Alves Mateus since 2013, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is November 11 and celebrates St. Martin's Day.
In 2017, an 82-foot-long skeleton of a possible sauropod dinosaur was uncovered in a Pombal property owner's backyard.
In January 2026, Storm Kristin caused a catastrophic impact in the municipality of Pombal.
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Within an hour or so of Pombal: Sanctuary of Fátima (32 km), Batalha Monastery (33 km), University of Coimbra (37 km), Sé Velha de Coimbra (37 km).
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela and Torre, Serra da Estrela.
Pombal is in Leiria, Portugal, about 13 km from Louriçal.
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8 notable places within an hour's 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A Gothic and Manueline masterpiece built to commemorate the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, with its famous Unfinished Chapels.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
37 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed former Knights Templar headquarters with a remarkable blend of Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline, and Renaissance architecture.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed Templar monastery with a Manueline round church and the celebrated carved Chapter House window.
39 km · about 45 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.
51 km · about 60 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.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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