BATALHA DE ALJUBARROTA I (Half Day)

We start our tour in the beautiful Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria or Monastery of Batalha, an important national monument that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1983. It was built as a fulfilment of a promise made by King John I at the time of his victory at the Battle of Aljubarrota (Royal Battle), held on August 14, 1385, which guaranteed Portugal’s independence over the kingdom of Castile.

We continue our trip to the Interpretation Center of the Battle of Aljubarrota place where the battle happened and where we will have the opportunity to cross the battlefield contacting the most important places that marked it.

After this closer experience with the Battle of Aljubarrota, we will know more deeply the place that gives it its name, the village of Aljubarrota, a place of important figures such as Aljubarrota Baker and the Portuguese architect Eugénio dos Santos responsible for the reconstruction of Lisbon downtown after the earthquake of 1755. We will explore it through a pleasant walk through its historic streets where the buildings retain the old traces of medieval characteristics.

We leave the village of Aljubarrota toward Alcobaça where we will find the Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaça or Royal Abbey of Santa Maria one of the first Cistercian monastic foundations in Portuguese territory. It is currently classified as a World Heritage by UNESCO and as one of the seven wonders of Portugal. Return.