At the table: frango na púcara and ginja de Alcobaça
about the place
Alcobaça is a municipality in the District of Leiria, in the sub-region of the West and in the former province of Estremadura. It covers 408.14 km², has 13 parishes and 54,973 inhabitants (2021 census). The Monastery of Alcobaça, founded by D. Afonso Henriques in 1148 and completed in 1222, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989; the church houses the tombs of D. Pedro I and Inês de Castro. Part of the municipality lies within the Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeeiros, and the coastline includes the bay of São Martinho do Porto.
