Mejores Tours y Viajes de Alcoba a

This city along Portugal's Atlantic coast is most famous as the home to the country's largest church and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Alcobaça Monastery. Founded in the 12th century by Portugal's first king, Alfonso I, the building is a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic architecture. The church also houses the tombs of two tragic lovers, Pedro and Ines, which face each other so that on Judgment Day they will reunite. While in the city, be sure to stop at the National Wine Museum, and take a quick trip west to visit the nearby fishing village of Nazare.