Alcobaça Monastery

The Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, was founded in the 12th century by King Alfonso I.
Its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care with which it was built make this a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic art. The church and monastery were the first Gothic buildings in Portugal, and, together with the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, it was one of the most important of the mediaeval monasteries in Portugal. Due to its artistic and historical importance,
it was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1989.

Monastery of Alcobaça	Monastery of Alcobaça	Church of the Monastery of Alcobaça
Portal of the Church	Church of the Monastery of Alcobaça	Church of the Monastery of Alcobaça
Church of the Monastery of Alcobaça	Tomb of King Pedro I.	Details of the tomb of King Pedro I.
Tomb of Inês de Castro	Statue of Our Lady of Fátima	Maria Statue
Manueline vault and entrance to the sacristy	Church of the Alcobaça Monastery	Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaça Monastery	Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery	Monastery of Alcobaça
Monastery of Alcobaça	Alcobaça Monastery	Renaissance water basin
Cloister and church of the Alcobaça Monastery	Cloister and church of the Alcobaça Monastery	Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery
Cloister of the Alcobaça Monastery	Kitchen of the Monastery	Kitchen of the Monastery
Kitchen of the Monastery