Pine Forest and Sea

Leiria

Nazaré and its giant waves, Fátima and faith, Batalha and its lace-like stonework. Leiria surprises with its diversity between the Pine Forest of King Dinis and the Silver Coast.

116 Parishes

16 Municipalities

459K Inhabitants

01

The Grand Route
of Leiria

A journey through the most emblematic municipalities

1

União das freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes

União das freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes

Hear water turn pages beneath Pousos’ 13th-century no-parapet arch

2

Batalha

Batalha

Limestone chills, light carves ogives, and 8,800 villagers live inside a 14th-century promise

3

Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro

Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro

Hear rival São João & São Pedro chimes while river Lena laps the quarried ridge

4

Nazaré

Nazaré

Atlantic surf, Sítio sanctuary and azulejo miracles shape this salty Leiria village

5

Marinha Grande

Marinha Grande

Watch molten sand become crystal in Portugal’s pine-scented furnace town

6

Pombal

Pombal

Hear the 1870 castle bell, taste wood-fired migas and follow Aquilino’s ghost through stone lanes.

7

Ansião

Ansião

Jurassic stone, pilgrim blisters and espresso steam in a Leiria hill-town that Sancho I made a city.

8

Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

Follow eucalyptus-scented lanes past 30 ruined watermills, baroque azulejos and terraces the Moors m

9

União das freguesias de Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas

Figueiró dos Vinhos

União das freguesias de Figueiró dos Vinhos e Bairradas

Dawn peels through pine-dark slopes, azulejo chapels and a 1755 bridge still grooved by ox-carts

10

Pedrógão Grande

Pedrógão Grande

Pedrógão Grande

Water-mill ruins, pewter-coloured church and candle-lit processions define this Leiria village

02

All Municipalities
of Leiria

16 municipalities to explore

Alcobaça

Alcobaça

13 parishes

Alvaiázere

Alvaiázere

5 parishes

Ansião

Ansião

6 parishes

Batalha

Batalha

4 parishes

Bombarral

Bombarral

4 parishes

Caldas da Rainha

Caldas da Rainha

12 parishes

Castanheira de Pêra

Castanheira de Pêra

1 parishes

Figueiró dos Vinhos

Figueiró dos Vinhos

4 parishes

Leiria

Leiria

20 parishes

Marinha Grande

Marinha Grande

3 parishes

Nazaré

Nazaré

3 parishes

Óbidos

Óbidos

7 parishes

Pedrógão Grande

Pedrógão Grande

3 parishes

Peniche

Peniche

4 parishes

Pombal

Pombal

17 parishes

Porto de Mós

Porto de Mós

10 parishes

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