Historic sites
Óbidos town walls
Óbidos, Leiria
Óbidos is a perfectly preserved medieval village, entirely enclosed by its walls, with whitewashed houses trimmed in blue and yellow, bougainvillea a…
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Natural features
Praia do Norte big waves, Nazaré
Nazaré, Leiria
Nazaré's North Beach is famous for the biggest surfable waves in the world, created by an undersea canyon that funnels the Atlantic swell.
Buildings
Monastery of Batalha
Batalha, Leiria
A magnificent Gothic monastery built to celebrate Portugal's victory over Castile in 1385, with a lacy stone façade, the Founder's Chapel with royal …
Historic sites
O Sítio and the Nazaré funicular
Nazaré, Leiria
Nazaré is an old fishing town where, before the harbour was built, the boats were hauled up on the beach by oxen.
Historic sites
Óbidos Castle (Pousada)
Óbidos, Leiria
The castle at the top of the walled village of Óbidos, which kings of Portugal traditionally gave to their queens as a wedding gift.