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A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Santarém, Portugal · Europe
Rio Maior is worth a stop: 20 minutes from A dos Francos, 32km from Nazare.
Rio Maior is a town located in Santarém, Portugal. With a population of 12,064, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Rio Maior 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 Rio Maior to your route.
Rio Maior (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u mɐˈjɔɾ] ) is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 21,192, in an area of 272.76 km².
The present mayor is Isaura Morais of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the first woman to be elected mayor in the municipality. TheRead more
municipal holiday is November 6.
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Rio Maior is located in Santarém, Portugal, Europe. The coordinates are 39.3373 latitude, -8.9391 longitude.
Rio Maior has a population of approximately 12,064 people, making it a town in Portugal.
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landmark
A fairy-tale walled medieval town of whitewashed houses with blue and yellow trim, famous for its ginjinha cherry liqueur.
19 km · about 20 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.
24 km · about 25 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
beach
The beach where a submarine canyon generates record-breaking waves, overlooked by the Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo.
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.
37 km · about 45 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A remote archipelago nature reserve off Peniche with crystal waters, sea caves, and a dramatic 17th-century island fortress.
50 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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