The 8 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Alcobaca, Central Portugal

August 29, 2021 Malia Yoakum

Discover the best top things to do in Alcobaca, Portugal including Tugabuddies, Monastery of Alcobaca, Praia do Salgado, Farol, Baia de Sao Martinho do Porto, Paredes da Victoria Beach, Alcobaca, Parque Dos Monges - Alcobaca.
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1. Tugabuddies

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5.0 based on 30 reviews

Tugabuddies

Tugabuddies is a sightseeing tour agency operating mainly in the Center and West regions of Portugal. We have been creating and delivering customized tours since April 2016, focusing on carefully preparing each experience to meet every customer’s personal expectations and tastes.

2. Monastery of Alcobaca

Praca 25 de Abril, Alcobaca 2460-018 Portugal +351 262 505 128 http://www.mosteiroalcobaca.pt
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4.5 based on 2,243 reviews

Monastery of Alcobaca

Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia

There are two reasons to visit the monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaça: to see one of the seven wonders of Portugal and the embodiment of the terrible love story of Pedro and Ines in stone. Despite the unusually beautiful baroque facade, reconstructed at the beginning of the XVIII century, mnastir itself is very modest, which corresponds to the price of an entrance ticket of 6 euros. The reason for the modesty is that the monastery belonged to the Cistercian order, whose main principle was to live by their work, and not to accumulate wealth. Naturally, the energy of messianism supplanted them. Including in Portugal. The asceticism of the order is reflected in the architecture of the monastery, founded in 1178-four years after the canonization of Bernard of Clairvaux, the main ideologue. The monastery of Alcobaça in the Early Gothic style reflects the way of life of the Cistercians. Simple lines, without unnecessary decorations and gilding. Most of the monastery's statues are made by the monks themselves. Tourists love manual work. Even this little was lost during the third French campaign in 1810. For example, the wooden choirs burned down and the church stands without them. But Portugal's largest library was looted. As the French say: a la guerre comme a la guerre.But the kitchen has been preserved! It is equipped with a water supply system, in the mechanism of which water still circulates. The water came through an artificial drainage system from the Alcoa River (hence the name of the city). The chimney, under which the fire was built, and the stone table for cutting food were preserved..There are as many as five cloisters in the monastery, although I did not see all of them during my visit. It is interesting that in the monastery of silence it was forbidden to talk, and in the monastery of reading the monks did not read, but listened to the readings. Some believe that the monasteries are not one, but five-according to the number of cloisters. But the most interesting thing is not in the monasteries, but in the royal tomb. The practice of collective burials of crowned heads was widely practiced in Europe: . in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, in the Medici Chapel in Florence, of course, in the Escorial. The main thing in Alcobas is the tombs of Ines de Castro and King Pedro I (1320-1367). Their sarcophagi are decorated with stone carvings that reflect both biblical stories and scenes of everyday life. Their story is often compared to Romeo and Juliet, but even Shakespeare's imagination could not make up this story of love and medieval cruelty. This story is told by all the guides.The heir to the throne, Pedro, in addition to his wife Constance, had a mistress, a Castilian noblewoman Ines de Castro, who gave birth to four illegitimate children . Father Pedro Afonso IV, fearing that the Portuguese throne would fall into the hands of the Castilians (as happened in the XVI century), ordered Pedro to abandon Ines. As Shakespeare's Romeo Pedro refused, then the king's assassins killed Inez in front of one of the children. Then comes the story "King Lear" Pedro rebelled against his father, who died during the war, and Pedro became king. Then a modified "Hamlet". Pedro obtained the extradition of two murderers from Castile and personally tore out their hearts. One through the chest, the other through the back, this doesn`t yet explain why we see the sarcophagi of Pedro and Ines next to each other in the monastery. Pedro ordered Ines's remains to be removed (after 6 years!) from the tomb, dressed the skeleton in royal robes and a crown, and forced the courtiers to swear an oath to the new queen by kissing the hem of her dress. Almost like Pope Stephen VI in 897. The king buries the queen with honors, and nearby builds a sarcophagus for himself to see his beloved at the Last Judgment. We see the inscription on the sarcophagus: Até o fim do mundo.. "Until the end of the world.".."

3. Praia do Salgado

Sao Martinho do Porto, Alcobaca Portugal +351 262 568 276
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4.5 based on 158 reviews

Praia do Salgado

Reviewed By Minikev

We went mid morning just before it got busy in the car park. Absolutely awesome waves on this beach, you could just sit and watch them for hours. Worth the drive out of the towns, to see nature at its best.

4. Farol

Cais, Sao Martinho do Porto, Alcobaca Portugal
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4.5 based on 67 reviews

Farol

5. Baia de Sao Martinho do Porto

Avenida Marginal, Sao Martinho do Porto, Alcobaca 2460-096 Portugal http://www.alcobaca.com/smporto
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Baia de Sao Martinho do Porto

Reviewed By 535mieket - Melle, Belgium

fantastic view all over the bay and beach, excellent stay for the whole family and sea lovers, nice walk along the sea line

6. Paredes da Victoria Beach

Pataias, Alcobaca 2445-130 Portugal
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Paredes da Victoria Beach

7. Alcobaca

2460-018 Alcobaca, Portogallo, Alcobaca 2460-743 Portugal +351 262 505 120 http://www.mosteiroalcobaca.pt/pt/index.php
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Alcobaca

8. Parque Dos Monges - Alcobaca

Rua Quinta Das Freiras, n 10 Chiqueda, Alcobaca 2460-089 Portugal +351 262 581 306 [email protected] http://www.parquedosmonges.com
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4.0 based on 129 reviews

Parque Dos Monges - Alcobaca

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