Places to visit in Leiria, Portugal
5 places to visit in Leiria, Portugal, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Alcobaça Monastery, Batalha Monastery, Obidos Castle and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Leiria volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 1 Famous place to visit · 2 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Leiria (2)
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Alcobaça Monastery
A Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century by King Afonso Henriques after the capture of Santarém. Its austere Gothic church holds the tombs of Pedro I and Inês de Castro, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Batalha Monastery
A Dominican convent in central Portugal, vowed by King John I after the victory over Castile at Aljubarrota in 1385. Its Gothic and Manueline church took more than a century to build, and the monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Famous places to visit in Leiria (1)
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Obidos Castle
A well preserved medieval castle at the edge of the walled town of Obidos in Portuguese Estremadura. Its battlements and towers overlook the white houses and narrow streets of the old town below.
Hidden gems in Leiria (2)
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Berlengas
A small group of rocky Atlantic islands 10 to 17 kilometres off Peniche, protected as a nature reserve. The main island has a 17th century fort on a rock reached by a footbridge and is known for its seabirds.
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Peniche Fortress
A fortress on the coast at Peniche, built on the site of the former Castle of Atouguia da Baleia, of which only a few vestiges remain. Construction began in 1557 and 1558 and continued for long afterward, and its thick sea walls stand on a rocky promontory.
Collecting in Leiria
What are the best places to visit in Leiria?
LOQAH lists 5 places in Leiria. The best known include Alcobaça Monastery, Batalha Monastery, Obidos Castle, Berlengas and Peniche Fortress. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Leiria?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Leiria?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Leiria before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Leiria and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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