Heritage

It is the eldest church in the Leiria-Fátima dioceses, it dates back to the 17th century, however the bell tower is from 1894

A magnificent shaped structure with about 500m in diameter and 250m high. We can observe ammonite fossils.

The Alvados caves were discovered in 1964, they are among the most beautiful ones in the country

Its subterranean chambers are considered to be among the most spectacular in the world.

15km from the hotel, don’t miss this exciting multi-media exhibition about the epic battle of 1385 which secured Portugal as an independent nation.

The monastery, founded in 1385, is a late gothic masterpiece, and, on the death of King D. João I, it became the official pantheon of the new reigning dynasty in Portugal.

Apart from their natural beauty, the Mira de Aire Caves are the largest tourist caves in Portugal.

A Unique monument, typical of limestone regions, separating the Serra de Santo António from the Serra d´Aire.

Classified, since 1910, as a National Monument and as an architectonic work with unique features

Work on the abbey started in 1178 and the dedication of the temple was in 1252. This is one of the biggest and best-preserved Cistercian abbeys in all Europe. It was one of the political ... 

The Sanctuary of Fátima is one of the biggest devotional spaces in the world these days, visited by over two million pilgrims every
year.

One of the most innovative Portuguese works of military architecture in the 15th century. It was sponsored by D. Afonso, the
Count of Ourém and later Marquis of Valença...

The footprints date from around 175 million years ago and are preserved in Jurassic soil, discovered in an old quarry (Interpretive Centre).

In this masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, the convent buildings conform to a rational and symbolic concept, fruit of the great reform in the Order of Christ in 1529.

Al-morolan (= big rock). A castle on an island in the middle of the Tagus. Building work began in 1171. It has generated mythical and literary appropriations..

One of the jewels of Portuguese architectural heritage, this ancient town, contained within its old city walls, still displays the layout of a large medieval settlement.

This is one of the most fascinating coastal places in Portugal. At this tall rocky spur, the Knight Templar D. Fuas Roupinho was saved from falling to his death while hunting a deer by the apparition of the Virgin.

Salt in the middle of the mountains. A white or grey mantle, in level, geometrically carved plots dotted around a valley, crossed by small channels made of coffered wood.

A Christianised dolmen. The most spectacular Portuguese dolmen chapel and one of the most important megalithic monuments of its kind in the whole of Europe.

A wet area, with lakes, streams and calm brooks, it culminates in the basins of two rivers, the Tagus and the Almonda, found substantially in this zone (Interpretive Centre of Paúl do Boquilobo). An ideal area for...

A popular tourist spot, thanks to its beautiful scenery that provides facilities for water sports and fishing (trout, eel and bass), this is one of the largest artificial lakes in Europe.

The extreme point of the Iberian Peninsula, where the city of Peniche now stands. Inhabited since pre-history, it is a site of archaeological remains. 

A micro-archipelago made up of Berlenga Grande island, Berlenga Pequena island (the Berlengas) and the islets of Farilhões, Estelas and Forcadas.