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PORTUGAL
Alcobaça Monastery.
Alcobaça owes its fame and development to the Monastery or Royal Abbey of Santa Maria, founded by the Order of Cistercians in 1153. Building began in 1178 on land donated by Dom Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal, to Friar Bernardo of Claraval, founder of the Order of Cistercians, in fulfilment of a vow made after the Christian reconquest of Santarém, held by the Moors until 1147.
The Monastery of Alcobaça is a very fine monument and is classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
BEST TIME to VISIT ALCOBACA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to PORTUGAL
From April to September
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Tomb of king Pedro
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal - Alcobaça Monastery
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