# Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Coz

Monument Here, in the 13th century, a community of Cistercian nuns took shape. In the 16th century, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Coz became one of the richest female monasteries of this order in Portugal. With its Baroque artistic splendor, the church bears witness to the wealth of this community.

   2 routes    1 guided tour

[Cycling routes around Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Coz](#routes) [Rent a bike](https://irondeer.pt/bikes/rent)

## Routes passing Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Coz

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[Starts in Nazaré ###  Nazaré to Santa Rita de Cós MTB climb through the olive groves (50 km)

 1,100 m of climbing on terrain that never gets above 140 m: short, repeated, relentless. Old olive groves, the monastery at Cós, the hilltop hermitage of Santa Rita, and the Aljubarrota limestone ridges.

   50 km    1100 m    4 h  · Trail](https://irondeer.pt/routes/nazare-sta-rita) [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  · Trail](https://irondeer.pt/routes/nazare-serro-ventoso-alcobaca)

## Guided tours through Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Coz

Rather ride with a guide? These tours pass here.

[###  Ancient Olive Groves MTB and E-MTB Climb: Nazaré to Santa Rita de Cós

 2 stops

 4 h

 50 km](https://irondeer.pt/tours/nazare-sta-rita)

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