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Monument
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Founded by Portugal's first King, D. Afonso Henriques, in 1153, through a donation to Bernard of Clairvaux (France), the Monastery of Alcobaça is one of the largest and best-preserved Cistercian monasteries in all of Europe, and was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1989.
3 routes
3 guided tours
Routes passing Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
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Starts in Nazaré
Nazaré to Alcobaça Monastery by e-bike (35 km)
Inland through Famalicão and the apple orchards to the Cistercian monastery, up to the castle ruins for the view, and back to the coast with the wind behind you.
35 km
300 m
5 h
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Paved / Gravel
Starts in Nazaré
Alcobaça hills and Vale Vazão MTB singletrack loop (56 km)
52 km off tarmac: pine and eucalyptus singletrack above Alcobaça, the Chiqueda descent, seven flat kilometres on the old estuary floor and a cobbled climb into Pederneira. Experienced riders only.
56 km
1000 m
5 h
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Trail
Starts in Nazaré
Nazaré to Serro Ventoso e-MTB loop via Alcobaça (80 km)
Sea to summit and back: farm tracks to Cós, the 6 to 11% forestry-road climb to the Serro Ventoso pass, singletrack down to Alcobaça, and a flat cool-down along the Pederneira lagoon to a swim.
80 km
1600 m
7 h
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Trail
Guided tours through Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça
Rather ride with a guide? These tours pass here.
